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Florida governor signs law to block ‘deplatforming’ of Florida politicians
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that bars social media companies like Twitter and Facebook from “knowingly” deplatforming politicians.
The bill, SB 7072, was proposed in February, weeks after former President Donald Trump was banned from Facebook and Twitter after the deadly right-wing riot at the US Capitol. The law bars social media platforms from banning Floridian political candidates and authorizes the Florida Election Commission to impose fines if these candidates were to be deplatformed. The fines range from $250,000 per day for statewide office candidates and $25,000 per day for non-statewide offices.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Standing at a lectern with a sign reading “STOP BIG TECH CENSORSHIP," Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that seeks to punish social media platforms that remove conservative ideas from their sites.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes on Big Tech censorship with new law
Law allows Floridians who are deplatformed to sue social media companies
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday is holding a news conference in South Florida.
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MIAMI â Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to give Floridians more power over what he calls censorship by Big Tech companies.
The governor on Monday signed a new law at Florida International University in Miami to gives consumers more protections against social media companies. This reform gives every Floridian the power to fight back against Big Tech, DeSantis said.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who is positioning himself for reelection next year, signed legislation on Monday at Florida International University in Miami that aims to crack down on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Amazon out of concern that they are conspiring against conservatives and their free speech. The legislation, which DeSantis touted .