Deep Dive (Feb. 3): Big Tech Could Face $100,000 Daily Fines Under New Florida Law

Tiffany Meier
2/4/2021
Updated:
2/6/2021

Thousands of U.S. troops set to return home are now staying in Europe. That’s as the new administration reviews the Trump administration’s plan to withdraw troops. Trump’s plan had been to withdraw around 12,000 troops from Germany; half would have come home and the other half would have gone to other parts of Europe.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced he will step down as the CEO. It’s to focus on his other businesses including The Washington Post and space travel company Blue Origin. Bezos made the announcement Tuesday in a letter to employees posted on the company’s website.

Florida’s governor is tackling big tech. He’s proposing new laws to combat Big Tech censorship and the selling of private data and personal information. Under the new law, if a technology company de-platforms a candidate during an election—it will face a daily fine of $100,000 until the candidate’s access to the platform is restored.

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