Florida Bill Would Stop Social Media Companies From Permanently Deplatforming Political Candidates
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deadline.comFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a bill ready for signature that would stop social media companies from permanently kicking people off their platforms in the state.The bill was passed Thursday by the Florida House 77-38 in favor of the bill, the Senate, 23-17.
It makes it a crime to remove state political candidates from social media sites like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.Doing so would subject the companies to fines of $250,000 per day for statewide candidates.
Local candidate removal would merit a fine of $25,000 per day.The Florida bill may serve as a prototype for other states that will force the courts into a new evaluation of free speech on social media.Under the Florida bill, seven days notice is required, warning users that they are
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