Florida s social media censorship law temporarily blocked by federal judge
The law would have gone into effect July 1
The law would have let the state fine social media platforms, like Facebook or Twitter, if they censor or ban politicians or political candidates, and gives regular users the ability to sue a platform if they are removed without explanation.
and last updated 2021-07-01 23:59:29-04
STUART, Fla. â Floridaâs âsocial media censoringâ bill has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.
The law would have let the state fine social media platforms, like Facebook or Twitter, if they censor or ban politicians or political candidates, and gives regular users the ability to sue a platform if they are removed without explanation.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leaves the site of an appearance, Thursday, May 6, 2021, in West Palm Beach, where he signed a sweeping elections bill into law. The event was closed to the news media except for Fox News.
One of Gov. Ron DeSantis biggest legislative priorities officially became law Thursday morning, when the Republican signed a bill that will create more hurdles for voters in Florida.
The signing would have drawn enough attention, due to the controversial nature of the law there are already two lawsuits calling the measure unconstitutional but how and where DeSantis signed the bill has also drawn sharp criticism and questions over transparency.