The law imposes penalties of up to $250,000 a day on a social media platform that bans a candidate for office. The tech industry says the law "takes us closer to a state-run internet."
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday that seeks to punish social media platforms that remove political candidates from their sites.David Ingram Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a law that gives the state the power to penalize social media companies when they ban political candidates, escalating a fight between the tech industry and Republicans such as DeSantis and former President Donald Trump.in the nation and may be a model for other states to follow, even though one tech business group said the law runs counter to the First Amendment.
DeSantis celebrated the law as a blow against"Silicon Valley elites" who he said were seeking to censor conservative political views. "What we've been seeing across the U.S. is an effort to silence, intimidate and wipe out dissenting voices by the leftist media and big corporations," DeSantis said in aResearch on social media has frequently shown the opposite: that conservative politicians and websites can be so effective on social media that they
Last I heard governors not in charge of what business execs do Especially when it’s in the interest of the People! Inciting extremists to bear arms and attack govt and kill VP & Speaker is a no-no! Do something to help like vaccination education! Save lives
DeSantis is fucked up! Politics has no business in social media sites!. We, the people do not want your political 🐂 💩 ! Keep politics out of social media!
How much more harm can this man do? Wait, don't answer that. Unlimited, until he gets out of office.
There is something very flawed in our society that lets one man pass a bill that goes against the will of the people.
Is he a “socialist” or “communist?”
I guess Desantis and Florida should be paying the employee's of the media companies since they are telling them what they can and can't do !!!
Good luck with that
Ummm...they're privately own companies not a government entity.
What a joke
What do they think they can do?
DeSantis is a total moron!!!
Hitler would be proud. The rest of us, not so much.
They can ban who they want! These are private companies! Stupid DeSantis!
Social media shoukd ban Floridians from their sites.
When a political figure is as corrupt as the MAGAt is and when the political subject using these sicial media platforms to incite violence they should be removed. And no such law is acceptable!!!
He cannot be that stupid
Good old authoritative saber rattling.
Stop big tech? That’s who put you in this position of power. But since the GQP is now trumpublikkkans, big business is rethinking their strategy...which doesn’t support lies.
Wow! If FL has the gall to punish US companies for their guidelines, maybe all the ones based in FL will move their HQ elsewhere.
That's gonna crash and burn in court, isn't it? Why not just create a competing media platform, you can call it 'Whiner!'
The answer to that is to no longer allow Floridians to join social media then. How about that RonDeSantisFL? Facebook Twitter YouTube
I wish the Confederacy would just secede and leave us alone.
Can someone please explain to me why tech companies shouldn't just refuse to operate their services in Florida? Serious question.
STOP DESATAN.
Good luck with that!! I see many court challenges.
Trumpanzee.
This is just GovRonDeSantis doing trump's bidding trying to get him back on Facebook and Twitter. Trump desperately is trying to become the 1st dictator of the United States of America.
iSurmise3 They should not let folks from the entire state sign up.
So Fuhrer DeSantis is following the Q in establishing the ' No speech is free unless it's ours' cult of Republican mass delusion. Sounds a lot like the Russian maffia to me or Hitler's SS. But it's against the Constitution.
Next thing DeSantis will not allow folks to go to the bathroom without his permission. Now you know why we voted Trump out. DeSantis is Trump wannabe.
Undo with these laws. Stand up to detectors.
I truly hope that the country is moving on and away from this heinous disgraceful lie that they seem to want to take root in America. Democrats, you have the power right in your hands, do not play with it. Bring the Laws and Policies that are needed to the people.
R U SERIOUS ! WOW 1st an attempt to ban voting NOW a ban to free speech by businesses and the American people -if the other idiot ran states follow ,WE will see the move to pure ass GOP fascist dictatorial rule-- BUSINESSES -Citizens United says u r an individual !
Don’t offer the platform to the good people of Florida. Turn the table on asswipe Ron.
I D I O T 🤦♀️
Do you need more proof that these cult members are authoritative fascists, or are you still not paying attention?
Someone just let me know when they pass the 'Don't Breathe If You're Black' law.
He wants to be able to spread HATE AND LIES. This is just another way to create CONTROL of what they don't have under their ARM PITS
In the battle to see what state is more of a dipshit: Florida edges ahead of Texas.
Oh, perfect -so the state government can now tell private companies what to do? Let the lawsuits begin.
JESUS Loves you too much (much more than you can imagine) Love Jesus also.. Love your brother as yourself..
That cant be legal..?
Government control of a private business’ policy agreements with their customers..... well that’s the “Free Market”..... Right?!?
Waste of air.
I swear I can't stand this guy
Trumpanzees are running the zoo. Round them up and put them back in their cages.
Very much needed social media companies are trying to run governments and influence opinions
Haha I stay SM bans every florida politician from ever using their platform. Fake outrage.
GOP have no problem wasting tax-payer dollars on frivolous laws they know will be counter-sued and over-turned...
It's their Constitutional right to ban whoever they want! God damn republican politicians are destroying the country.
Those are federal places you have no power to do anything. You are just playing games with your people in Florida. How stupid do you think folks are?
Ahem ... isn't that against the First Amendment? Which specifically prohibits the GOVERNMENT (only) for abridging free speech?
Florida should have seceded from the USA in 1860. They deserve to be apart from the real world.
Then I should run for office to be a 'politician' and then call myself 'Ron DeSantis' Gay Male Meth Whore'. And I will do nothing but post accusations about him.
SIR, YOU DESERVE.....
Yamiche
thehilltime
This guy is just trash.
Ban Florida take all their platforms off of social media including Disney and anything else. They need some tuff love in Florida. Is their flag confederate?
Florida black out coming
This is absurd! GovRonDeSantis: you don't know the difference between a conservative versus a lying, autocratic dictator. Until you learn, don't sign the bill.
If a bakery can deny business to LGBTQ people then big tech can ban politicians who are promoting lies. You can't have it both ways.
LOL, this is just freaking funny by the GQP's. No media coverage you get penalized? DeSantis is lunatic, a cookoo!
Trump has you on a noose too?
Facebook Twitter Stop offering service to the state of Florida.
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How?
He's an ass!
Clowns.
The 1st amendment says the government can’t censor or prohibit free speech ...last I knew FB & Twitter aren’t the government & the Governor trying to tell a public company who & what they can censor is doing just what the first amendment protects us from...won’t hold up in court
Out here embarrassing Florida, AGAIN