Florida OKs Bill to Penalize Social Media Firms That Ban Politicians
To give politicians more freedom online, the Florida House and Senate voted this week to pass legislation that will penalize social media companies banning politicians from their platforms. Based on the passed bill, which is already heading to Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, social media companies would still be allowed to suspend politicians for two weeks and for individual posts to be taken down once they violate the firm's policies. But the bill states that once the social media companies try to ban politicians from their platforms, there will be a fine of $250,000 per day if the politic...