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48. Very true as it only applies to the government censoring speech not private companies.

Tue May 25, 2021, 03:09 AM

May 2021

If it did then every person fired for telling a customer to fuck off could sue their employer for violating their 1st amendment rights.

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Florida, in a First, Will Fine Social Media Companies That Bar Candidates [View all] Lasher May 2021 OP

Interfering with legal commerce, for one thing. truthisfreedom May 2021 #1

Good luck collecting, DeSatan. Good luck.... AZ8theist May 2021 #27

They can cut off Florida (all IPs from the state) from posting, reading, viewing... Justice matters. May 2021 #33

They hate First Amendment as much as they love the second Walleye May 2021 #2

The GOPutin is trying so hard to set the pins back up the way they were before jackass lost the WH. C Moon May 2021 #3

This will be interesting Steelrolled May 2021 #4

It will be a complete waste of Florida tax payer money. Phoenix61 May 2021 #6

It will never happen. They have no jurisdiction to make Phoenix61 May 2021 #5

Clearly unconstitutional. dalton99a May 2021 #7

Yes, it's a bone to Trump and his minions. Lasher May 2021 #10

Hilarious until you realize taxpayers are footing the legal bills Major Nikon May 2021 #36

+1 n/t area51 May 2021 #59

This will be decided by the courts. twin_ghost May 2021 #8

Although that's true, we know damn well why DeSatan is doing this... Justice matters. May 2021 #37

There sure are a lot of elites aren't there? underpants May 2021 #9

So now the GOP is anti-capitalism, anti-free market? Are they taking their script from the onion? Canoe52 May 2021 #11

RON "Death Sentence" monkeyman1 May 2021 #12

Maybe all these repukes need to be kicked off social Meghan like Twitter, Facebook and You tube kimbutgar May 2021 #13

So now they want to destroy capitalism? Lettuce Be May 2021 #14

Fascists is what that makes them. nt Justice matters. May 2021 #34

You're right; he has no right to impose that oldsoftie May 2021 #15

Also the new Trump and Pillow man social media? keithbvadu2 May 2021 #16

I don't think that thought has occurred to them. Lasher May 2021 #17

these same assholes think it is TYRANNY to wear a mask Skittles May 2021 #18

Fuck Florida Scalded Nun May 2021 #19

So screw all the Democrats that will fight to get our state back? csziggy May 2021 #23

I agree with your position. AZ8theist May 2021 #30

Thanks, I get infuriated with the "dump Florida" or Texas, or whichever state is not blue enough csziggy May 2021 #31

I think a lot of the vitriol is just hyperbole.... AZ8theist May 2021 #38

Thanks! nt csziggy May 2021 #39

VPN networks can bypass (hide) IP locations Justice matters. May 2021 #35

"Guaranteed protection" against the people that louis-t May 2021 #20

That will be in the courts in a NY minute. The internet has Federal jurisdiction, not to mention.... George II May 2021 #21

Social media should respond by immediately banning every single Republican politician in Flaw'duh Grokenstein May 2021 #22

Well the social media companies could just deplatform the entire state localroger May 2021 #24

How many fines is the guv willing to impose? keithbvadu2 May 2021 #25

Does DeSantis or FL have a web page that has kicked people off for comments? keithbvadu2 May 2021 #26

I have often wondered,,,, Cryptoad May 2021 #28

If that ever went through it would be hysterical to start an anti-desantis candidate Maraya1969 May 2021 #29

Test case. Go onto Parler and see if they delete you if you are a candidate AZLD4Candidate May 2021 #32

well played ZonkerHarris May 2021 #44

desantis: i'm sucking as fast as i can n/t orleans May 2021 #40

The orange orangutan isn't a candidate iemanja May 2021 #41

That was my reaction. SomewhereInTheMiddle May 2021 #56

Hmm. What about the free market? captain queeg May 2021 #42

Twitter's TOS is stronger than any law these Florida idiots can write. ZonkerHarris May 2021 #43

Republicans really don't understand the 1st Amendment. Nor do they care. nt SunSeeker May 2021 #45

Very true as it only applies to the government censoring speech not private companies. cstanleytech May 2021 #48

Exactly. SunSeeker May 2021 #49

Yea, it would be like telling Fox News that they must actually be fair and balanced. cstanleytech May 2021 #50

They could decide to block all Florida IP addresses on their platform rpannier May 2021 #46

Where in the Constitution is any media required to give a politician a platform? cstanleytech May 2021 #47

Social media simply needs to point out that: Aussie105 May 2021 #51

politics as performance art Eugene May 2021 #52

Yes, its all performance with zero ability to enforce. Jon King May 2021 #53

There are already some restrictions melm00se May 2021 #54

Yes, that is why I'm looking forward to an interesting battle. Steelrolled May 2021 #60

The key question melm00se May 2021 #61

DeSantis is clearly kissing Trump's ass, and oh yeah, this is totally unconstitutional steve2470 May 2021 #55

I didn't realize politicians were a protected class. vsrazdem May 2021 #57

Unconstitutional. Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #58

1st amendment fail. Voltaire2 May 2021 #62

Good. Maybe the social media companies should collectively Firestorm49 May 2021 #63

This Is Merely Political Kabuki Theater GB_RN May 2021 #64

This will die a quick and humiliating death. marble falls May 2021 #65