DeSantis Signs Bill to Stop Big Tech Censorship of Floridians

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The Epoch Times

MIAMIโ€”Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a billโ€”the first of its kind in the United Statesโ€”allowing Floridians to sue Big Tech platforms.

A number of free speech advocates, including Cuban and Venezuelan exiles, state senators, and deplatformed influencers,ย stood behind DeSantis as he made the announcement at Florida International University on May 24, 2021.

Courts may award up to $100,000 in damages to an individual if a social media platform censors or shadowbans a userโ€™s content, deplatforms a user, or if it hasnโ€™t applied censorship or deplatforming standards in a consistent manner, according to the text of the bill.

โ€œWe will be the first state to hold Big Tech accountable,โ€ DeSantis said at a press conference.ย โ€œThey are exerting a power that really has no precedent in American history.โ€

Big tech companies that violate the bill, SB 7072 Social Media Platforms, can be sued by Floridians for monetary damages. The stateโ€™s attorney general can bring action against companies that violate this law under Floridaโ€™s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

As an example, the governor mentioned that people were deplatformed for discussing the Wuhan lab leak theory regarding the origins of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, whereas now that theory has become a topic of mainstream discussion.

โ€œ2021 looks more like the fictitious 1984,โ€ the governor said.

The law also blocks Big Tech from deplatforming Floridian political candidates. The Florida Election Commission will impose fines of $250,000 per day on any social media company that deplatforms any candidates for statewide office. The fine is $25,000 per day when deplatforming candidates for other offices.

While Floridians have the right to block anyone, itโ€™s not the role of Big Tech to censor, said DeSantis.

โ€œSB 7072 is a bold first step to reining in Big Tech tyranny by defending the rights of all Floridians in the digital space,โ€ DeSantis said. โ€œOver the years, these platforms have changed from neutral platforms that provide Americans with the freedom to speak to enforcers of preferred narratives.

BYย BOWEN XIAO

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