Florida Passes Bill Prohibiting Social Media Giants Deplatforming Politicians

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The Florida legislature on April 29 passed a bill to prohibit social media platforms with huge user bases from knowingly deplatforming politicians and other Floridians.

If a social media company deplatforms a user they know to be a political candidate they face penalties of up to $250,000 per day for statewide officials and $25,000 per day for a candidate for other offices, the bill states.

This applies to platforms with over $100 million in annual revenue and over 100 million monthly users, eliminating many but the giants like Facebook and Twitter.

The move comes amid significant criticism from all over the world that social media platforms Facebook and Twitter have de-platformed users for merely expressing differing political viewpoints.

Meanwhile, Democratic critics argue the legislation is a payback for the deplatforming from social media of former President Donald Trump.

The bill, S.B. 7072, was introduced by Republican Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez. It passed 77 to 38 and has now been sent to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing.

It states that Floridians have come to rely on social media platforms which have transformed to become the new town squares to express public opinion.

โ€œSocial media platforms hold a unique place in preserving first amendment protections for all Floridians and should be treated similarly to common carriers,โ€ the text of the bill reads (see pdf below and here).

โ€œSocial media platforms that unfairly censor, shadowban, deplatform, or apply post-prioritization algorithms to Florida candidates, Florida users, or Florida residents are not acting in good faith.โ€

BY CADEN PEARSON

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S.B. 7072: Florida Bill Prohibiting Social Media Giants Deplatforming Politicians

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