DeSantis proposal would protect candidates like Trump from being banned on social media

[soothsayer]

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Miami Herald
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ICYMI: A proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis would penalize social media companies for blocking politicians like former President Trump — even if they incite violence.

DeSantis proposal would protect candidates like Trump from being banned on social media
miamiherald.com

https://t.co/T6NcGzu0MG?amp=1

11:30 AM · Feb 3, 2021

[Turbineguy]

1. What if trump switches to

the "democrat" party?

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. What punishment could a governor legally inflict on a global corporation? Nt

[soothsayer]

5. $100k / day fine, he thinks

[FSogol]

3. Has DeSantis been reduced to a Trumpian Sock Puppet?

Are we hearing what Trumpy wishes to say?
Wish a journalist would ask him.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. De Santis is trying to dictate to a private corporation?

What happened to free market?

[TheBlackAdder]

14. The old "Free Market for Me, Not for Thee" rule.

[SidDithers]

6. Doesn't the Miami Herald note that the Governor's proposal is unconstitutional?...

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[dchill]

7. "A proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis..."

... cannot be followed by anything good. Prove me wrong.

[BlueLucy]

8. This is how he is spending his time?

He should be helping the poor people in Florida.. The people who have been badly affected by this pandemic.

[NoMoreRepugs]

9. DeInsane has had his head up tRumps ass so long he has lost his ability to reason.

This plays really well to the typical Florida goober. Yes, I live in Florida.

[Cirque du So-What]

12. I think rump has his hand up his puppet's ass

Are there no more compelling issues in the state of Florida?

[Towlie]

10. Here's the Miami Herald article:

 
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It seems the governor of our state thinks he can control the World Wide Web.

DeSantis proposal would protect candidates like Trump from being banned on social media

(Florida) Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, acknowledged that “there’s not much we can do as a state” to intercede in the power of the technology giants. “But we need Congress to act on a nationwide basis,’’ he said.

[Clash City Rocker]

11. Trying to use government power to interfere with a private corporation?

Sounds like socialism to me.

I don’t know any social media companies are located in Florida, so I don’t see how they could do anything. This just appears to be a way to suck up to Trump.

[Takket]

13. Despite the gop telling us the exact opposite...

This is a violation of the first amendment. You can’t force a person or entity to host speech any more than you can force them to remove it.

The private company gets to set its own rules and the free market gets to decide whether they like them or not.

[NutmegYankee]

15. Hidden in this is the obvious unconstitutionality.

Social media still has property rights, free association, and protection against compelled speech.

[ScratchCat]

16. You have to shake your head

One crappy governor after crappy governor here in Florida. Now this Trump Humper is wasting time trying to pretend conservatives are victims of private property owners. Jeez Louise. The State of Florida doesn't even have legal authority to impose a fine on a company over their rules regarding posting on their site. Its obvious Trump put his dumb ass up to this.