Florida Passes Bill Prohibiting Social Media Giants Deplatforming Politicians

Florida Passes Bill Prohibiting Social Media Giants Deplatforming Politicians
The suspended Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump appears on an iPhone screen on Jan. 08, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Caden Pearson
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The Florida legislature on April 29 passed a bill to prohibit social media platforms with huge user bases from knowingly deplatforming politicians and other Floridians.

If a social media company deplatforms a user they know to be a political candidate they face penalties of up to $250,000 per day for statewide officials and $25,000 per day for a candidate for other offices, the bill states.

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