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.
DeSantis signs bill against ‘big tech censorship’
Governor was at FIU to sign measure into law
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DeSantis in Miami to sign law against big tech censorship
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis was at Florida International University on Monday morning to sign a bill that he says will stop “big tech censorship.”
The measure (SB 7072) aims to punish social media that seeks to punish social media platforms that remove conservative ideas from their sites.
The Republican governor says the bill is designed to stop social media companies, like Facebook and Twitter, from de-platforming, or removing, individuals from their sites. If they do, he says those companies will be required to provide a detailed explanation as to why they took such action.
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New Florida law requires social media companies to explain censorship or face fines
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Senate Bill 7072 into law
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New Florida law requires social media companies to explain censorship or face fines
MIAMI, Fla. – A new law in Florida designed to power check Silicon Valley requires technology companies to explain their processes when censoring social media posts and gives Floridians the recourse to seek legal action against platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the “social media platforms” bill, Senate Bill 7072, into law at Florida International University in Miami on Monday while surrounded by Florida politicians and activists with ties to Venezuela and Cuba. Presenters at the event lambasted social media companies for censoring posts with conspiracy theories, comparing “Big Tech” to the authoritarian regime of Venezuela.