SB 7072: Social Media Platforms Is Signed Into Law In Florida
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On Monday, May 24, 2021, Florida Governor DeSantis signed a bill, SB 7072: Social Media Platforms, into law that seeks to punish social media platforms (including Facebook and Twitter) that remove “conservative ideas” from their sites. The law will be in effect starting on July 1, 2021 and will likely be challenged in court for violating the First Amendment of free speech rights of these private businesses, in the video published on May 24, 2021, “Florida law seeks to rein in large social media companies“, below:
To see the complete text of SB 7072, please click HERE.
Team Rising discusses Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ new bill, which allows the state to penalize social media platforms that ban political figures, in the video published on May 25, 2021, “Panel: DeSantis Bill FINES Big Tech For Deplatforming Politicians“, below:
Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez details new ban saying ‘we want it to be equal for everyone’ on ‘Fox Business Tonight’, in the video published on May 26, 2021, “DeSantis advances free-speech agenda, bans social media censorship“, below:
Taking aim at Silicon Valley, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a measure to crack down on large social-media companies that block users from their platforms, in the video published on May 24, 2021, “Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill targeting ‘social media censorship’“, below:
To see the complete text of SB 7072, please click HERE.
The law signed by Governor DeSantis will not only bar media platforms from banning political candidates from Florida, it will also give state the power to impose funds (companies that violate this law could face $250,000/day fine for statewide candidates and $25,000/day fine for other candidates) and require social media companies to publish their standards for actions blocking users.
Democratic Senator Audrey Gibson’s comment on this law, “This is all Trump driven. This is about trying to rally the base because they lost the presidency.”
Political analyst and Director of Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute, Richard Mullaney, said the issue is bigger than Florida. He expects other states to follow Florida’s example. Mullaney commented, “The challenge is: what are the standards and who gets to decide?” He anticipates that the issue will eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court on how this should be navigated.
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