The plaintiffs were likely to prevail on their claim that the new law violated the First Amendment if the case went to trial, the judge said.
Hinkle said the new law was aimed at only large social media businesses, not smaller ones that provide the same services, and made exceptions for Disney and their apps by including that theme park owners wouldn’t be subject to the law. Walt Disney World outside Orlando is one of the state s largest private employers.
“The legislation compels providers to host speech that violates their standards speech they otherwise would not host and forbids providers from speaking as they otherwise would, Hinkle wrote.
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