Florida’s Governor Sign A Bill to Prevent ‘Deplatforming’ of Its Politicians
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed the law. The bill prevents social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from “Deliberately” Deplatforming Florida’s politicians. Some people are saying that the bill is clearly unconstitutional. Let’s see, what does this bill include? The law, SB 7072, was proposed in February month. A few weeks after, former US President Donald Trump was banned from Facebook and Twitter. He was banned post the lethal right-wing riot at the US Capitol. The law prevents social media companies from banning Florida’s political members. It also authorizes the Florida Election Commission to put fines if any political candidates were to be de-platformed. The fines range from $250,000/day for statewide office members and $25,000/day for non-statewide offices. DeSantis said, “This act will lead to more speech, not less speech.” He said this during a conference at the Florida International University in Miami. “Because speech that’s unqualified to the accoun...