Judge blocks Florida law aimed at punishing social media
A federal judge has blocked a new law in Florida that sought to punish large social media businesses like Facebook and Twitter if they remove content or ban politicians
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.While I agree that a case can be made for regulating social media as public utilities, until that is the case, they are private companies who can exercise whatever control over their legal content. And hell, congress passed an effing law making social media companies liable for illegal content, so they have every reason and incentive to remove content inciting violence and insurrection.
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