Ron DeSantis' Big Tech "censorship" law is meant to create a safe space for conservatives online [View all]
Ron DeSantis' Big Tech "censorship" law is meant to create a safe space for conservatives online
The Republican governor touted the new Florida law as the first of its kind in the nation
By JON SKOLNIK at Salon
PUBLISHED MAY 24, 2021 10:44PM (UTC)
https://www.salon.com/2021/05/24/ron-desantis-big-tech-censorship-law-is-meant-to-create-a-safe-space-for-conservative-online/
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Florida enacted a first-of-its-kind law on Monday that allows users of big social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, to fight back against being "unfairly" banned.
The law, S.B. 7072, which was introduced back in February, comes as an act of retaliation against the spate of social media bans on various right-wing individuals – including Donald Trump – following the Capitol riot on January 6. The bill allegedly sets out to prevent Big Tech from unduly "deplatforming" politicians in the state of Florida.
One of the bill's provisions allows the Florida Election Commission to apply fines to companies that permanently ban politicians running for state office positions. It also grants users the right to sue companies they feel instituted bans unfairly.
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"We're the first state to hold these Big Tech companies to this standard of transparency and accountability," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during the law's signing at the Florida International University in Miami. "Their power up to this point has effectively been unchecked."
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