DeSantis Signs Law Allowing People to Sue 'Big Tech' for 'Deplatforming'

Newsmax ^ | May 24, 2021 | Theodore Bunker

[Marchmain]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, on Monday signed a bill that allows "any person to sue Big Tech companies for up to $100,000 in damages" for "deplatforming."

"This session, we took action to ensure that ‘We the People’ — real Floridians across the Sunshine State — are guaranteed protection against the Silicon Valley elites," DeSantis said in a statement. "Many in our state have experienced censorship and other tyrannical behavior firsthand in Cuba and Venezuela. If Big Tech censors enforce rules inconsistently, to discriminate in favor of the dominant Silicon Valley ideology, they will now be held accountable."

He tweeted on Monday: "Florida’s Big Tech Bill gives every Floridian the power to fight back against deplatforming and allows any person to sue Big Tech companies for up to $100,000 in damages. Today, we level the playing field between celebrity and citizen on social media."

The governor’s office said that under the law, "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."

[Marchmain]

...Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez said in a statement that "What we’ve been seeing across the U.S. is an effort to silence, intimidate, and wipe out dissenting voices by the leftist media and big corporations. Today, by signing SB 7072 into law, Florida is taking back the virtual public square as a place where information and ideas can flow freely...

[SoFloFreeper]

I can tell you the local Miami media has IGNORED this effort by the governor of Florida to protect the Constitution.

[Seaplaner]

DeSantis again sets the bar yet higher for would be GOP POTUS nom challengers.

There is no close second.

Other Govs in traditional American states (I hate the term "red" state) would do well to propose and enact this same measure.

[jdsteel]

President Trump, please pick up the white phone.

[TonyM]

100k? Thats pocket change to these companies! There should be no limit!