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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Goes to War With Tech Companies
DeSantis Vs the Corporate Social Media Giants
This Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took aim at tech companies when he signed into law a piece of legislation that gives the Florida Elections Commission to fine social media companies $250,000, per day, for banning political candidates. In what’s been described as “the first of its kind,” the legislation will take aim at what Governor DeSantis and many other Republicans see as tech company overreach.
The law says that suspensions for up to a maximum of 14 days are permitted, but permanent bans will no longer be allowed.
Tech companies, who DeSantis refers to as “Silicon Valley Elites,” banned President Trump from their platforms at the beginning of the year, after the riot and insurrection were attempted at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. The Governor also said:
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.
The governor also added:
When you deplatform the President of The United States but you…
