A Florida House panel has advanced legislation backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that would punish companies should they violate the privacy of Floridians and interfere with citizens’ access to candidates during an election.
The first of a series of bills backed by the Republican governor was cleared by the House Appropriations Committee on March 15 in a 19–8 vote, mostly along partisan lines. Under the proposal from the Florida Legislature, technology companies that deplatform a candidate during an election will face a daily fine of $100,000 until the candidate’s access to the platform is restored.
