Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis on transparency, technology act

June 14, 2021 Carley Shaffer US 0

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JANUARY 06: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference about the opening of a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Hard Rock Stadium on January 06, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. The governor announced that the stadium's parking lot which offers COVID-19 tests will begin to offer COVID-19 vaccinations for residents 65 and older to drive up and get vaccinated. The vaccination site opened today for a trial run but it was not known when it will be open to the general public. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference about the opening of a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Hard Rock Stadium on January 06, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) told sources on Sunday that Facebook is censoring what the government, under Joe Biden, wants to be suppressed. DeSantis said they are strong monopolies that control a large percentage of political speech, but he said even greater damage has come from Big Tech companies censoring questions on the origins of COVID-19 and pandemic lockdowns.

The Sunshine State’s governor recently signed a bill called the Transparency and Technology Act that gives Floridians treated unfairly by Big Tech, the right to sue them. The bill also prohibits Big Tech from de-platforming Floridian political candidates.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 25: In this photo illustration the Social networking site Facebook is displayed on a laptop screen on March 25, 2009 in London, England. The British government has made proposals which would force Social networking websites such as Facebook to pass on details of users, friends and contacts to help fight terrorism. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Facebook is displayed on a laptop screen. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The Florida Election Commission has said it will impose fines of $250,000 per day on any social media company that de-platforms a candidate for statewide office. Floridians have the right to block anyone, including any candidate they don’t want on their feed, but ultimately that is their decision and does not fall at the hands of Big Tech companies to decide.

“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,” said DeSantis of the new bill.