TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Florida’s social media law, meant to prevent deplatforming and censoring users, is headed for trial. The case previously reached the U.S. Supreme Court, but is now back in Tallahassee.
A federal judge at the Federal Courthouse in Tallahassee will determine if the state can implement a law meant to prevent censorship on social media. But a tech trade association says the law still violates the First Amendment, and they’re confident they will prevail in the end.
According to a Florida Senate analysis of the law, a social media platform would be fined $100,000 for deplatforming any statewide political candidate. They’d also have to publish their standards for shadow-banning and give users certain opt-outs…