Facebook Extends Ban on Federal MP Craig Kelly to Instagram The Bill would be based on a similar law passed recently in Florida that will penalise social media companies for removing political figures from their platform, with offenders expected to receive fines of around $100,000 for the banning of state-wide candidates. “The market power of the foreign-controlled tech-giants and their ability to censor political speech is an immediate and direct threat to our democracy,” Kelly told The Epoch Times. Facebook banned the main page of Kelly following controversial COVID-19-related posts that they claimed was not in line with official health guidelines.