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Florida Judge Partly Blocks Law That Targeted Social Media Censorship

Florida Judge Partly Blocks Law That Targeted Social Media Censorship
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs into law Senate Bill 7072 at Florida International University in Miami on May 24, 2021. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
7/1/2021|Updated: 7/1/2021

A federal judge in Florida has partially blocked a social media law that would have imposed penalties on big social media companies for deplatforming candidates for public office.

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle granted a preliminary injunction on June 30 sought by the plaintiffs in the case, NetChoice LLC and the Computer & Communications Industry Association.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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