Ron DeSantis Lands Massive Blow Against Big Tech Oligarchs

Scott Morefield / Townhall Tipsheet 

 

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis struck a significant blow against Big Tech tyranny on Monday by signing SB 7072, meant to protect Florida political candidates, media outlets, and individual users from "deplatforming," into law.

The bill, the first of its kind in the nation, was passed by Florida's House 77-38 and the state's Senate 23-17 (via FLgov.com).

All Floridians treated unfairly by Big Tech platforms will have the right to sue companies that violate this law — and win monetary damages. This reform safeguards the rights of every Floridian by requiring social media companies to be transparent about their content moderation practices and give users proper notice of changes to those policies, which prevents Big Tech bureaucrats from "moving the goalposts" to silence viewpoints they don’t like.

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