Ron DeSantis' Big Tech "censorship" law is meant to create a safe space for conservatives online

[applegrove]

Ron DeSantis' Big Tech "censorship" law is meant to create a safe space for conservatives online

The Republican governor touted the new Florida law as the first of its kind in the nation

By JON SKOLNIK at Salon

PUBLISHED MAY 24, 2021 10:44PM (UTC)

https://www.salon.com/2021/05/24/ron-desantis-big-tech-censorship-law-is-meant-to-create-a-safe-space-for-conservative-online/

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Florida enacted a first-of-its-kind law on Monday that allows users of big social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, to fight back against being "unfairly" banned.

The law, S.B. 7072, which was introduced back in February, comes as an act of retaliation against the spate of social media bans on various right-wing individuals – including Donald Trump – following the Capitol riot on January 6. The bill allegedly sets out to prevent Big Tech from unduly "deplatforming" politicians in the state of Florida. 

One of the bill's provisions allows the Florida Election Commission to apply fines to companies that permanently ban politicians running for state office positions. It also grants users the right to sue companies they feel instituted bans unfairly. 

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"We're the first state to hold these Big Tech companies to this standard of transparency and accountability," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during the law's signing at the Florida International University in Miami. "Their power up to this point has effectively been unchecked."

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[applegrove]

1. So will Fox News be sued for not having Democrats on? What about free

speech?

[TheBlackAdder]

8. Oh, not so many years ago, it was the MAGAts who said that the Libs needed Safe Spaces. 🤣

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[TreasonousBastard]

2. How can he do that? Aren't communications interstate and under Federal law?

[applegrove]

3. I hope big tech take a big bite out of the Governor's ego when they

sue.

[SCantiGOP]

6. Federal law completely supersedes State law

The act is just for show, it won’t survive court challenges.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. More like a haven for hate speech online. nt

[Skittles]

5. same thing

that's just SOP for repukes

[TheBlackAdder]

7. If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about, right Ron?

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[tanyev]

9. Why can't they just comply?

[HAB911]

10. FB and Twit should block all IPs in FL

screw us

[spanone]

11. when you gotta 'splain it ron, you're in trouble