Social Media Crackdown Emerges In Florida Senate

Miami FL

04 April, 2021

11:53 AM

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CBS Miami April 4, 2021 The Florida Senate is poised to start moving forward with a proposal designed to crack down on social-media companies that block users from their platforms, a priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee is scheduled Tuesday to take up a proposal (SPB 7072) that includes barring social-media companies from removing political candidates from the companies' platforms. Companies that violate the prohibition could face fines of $100,000 a day for statewide candidates and $10,000 a day for other candidates, under the bill. The proposal also would require social-media companies to publish standards about issues such as blocking users and apply the standards consistently. Read more at CBS Miami