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Gov. Ron DeSantis claims his Transparency in Technology Act would protect free speech. The bill restricts how social media sites moderate objectionable content and requires “detailed definitions” of what content is prohibited. But the bill’s entire premise is backwards. As private entities, social media companies are not bound by First Amendment restrictions. In fact, they have their own First Amendment right to determine who may publish using their websites, and what messages will be allowed. Florida lawmakers should understand this better than anyone. In Miami Herald Publishing Co. v....

Data privacy bill loathed by big businesses advancing in Florida Legislature Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune © Eric Risberg, AP A man holds up his iPhone during a recent rally in support of data privacy outside the Apple Store in San Francisco. Watchdog groups are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are searching the phones and other devices of international travelers at borders and airports. Florida’s business lobby is getting much of what it wants this legislative session, from COVID-19 lawsuit protections to a big unemployment tax break. O...

SHARE TAMPA, Fla. — Florida's Senate Appropriations Committee will debate a controversial act on Monday that aims to regulate social media platforms that de-platform political candidates. What You Need To Know Florida's Senate Appropriations Committee will debate the Transparency in Technology Act on Monday The Act aims to regulate social medial platforms that de-platform political candidates The Act proposes fines for social media companies, citizens to be able to sue tech companies, and users to opt-out of controversial algorithms The Act has already passed some key Florida House Committ...

Font Size Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) proposed critical legislation to stop Big Tech censorship. Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and influencers warned, however, that his legislation needed some critical improvements.  The Transparency In Technology Act, or HB 7013, made waves when it was first put forth by DeSantis in February. Gosar responded to the bill in April via Facebook by explaining: “Governor Desantis asked for a true #BigTech reform bill in Florida. This article shows he may not get it if things don't change. Let’s get it together and do real reform.” In the pos...

The Strange New Doctrine of the Republican Party David Frum In 2002, the Weyerhaeuser paper mill in Valliant, Oklahoma, faced a drug problem. Managers at the mill in the small town, just north of the Texas line, brought contraband-sniffing dogs into the parking lot to identify suspect cars. The dogs pointed out a number of vehicles. When the cars were opened, the contraband inside was not drugs. It was guns. A dozen employees lost their job. The firing triggered an uproar in Oklahoma. Weyerhaeuser had banned guns from its facilities; everybody understood that. The employees ha...