namely Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which insulates online platforms from legal action when scrubbing content or banning users, so long as the firms act in“good faith.”They also insist the law is unconstitutional, claiming it violates the First, Fifth and 14th Amendments, whi...
MIAMI- A Florida bill banningsocial mediause for minors heads to Governor Ron DeSantis' desk. It would be among the nation's most restrictive for kids under 16. On Thursday night, at a town hall held at Miami Killian Senior High, a family discussed the dangers of social media. Orlando ...
Gov.Ron DeSantison Monday signed a high-profile bill aimed at keeping children offsocial mediaplatforms."You better believe, I am going to fight like hell to uphold this in court," Attorney General Ashley Moody said during a bill-signing event in Jacksonville.Lawmakers this...
“By banning teens under 16, Florida risks putting its young people at a disadvantage versus teens elsewhere.” Other states have considered similar legislation, but most have not proposed a total ban. In Arkansas, a federal judge blocked enforcement of a law in A...
Her remarks were cut short by the panel’s chair, Republican Rep. Bob Rommel, who also interrupted another lawmaker, Democratic Rep. Dotie Joseph, when she questioned why public testimony was limited. “If you want to debate the bill, debate the bill, not the way I run the committee,”...
University of South Florida President Rhea Law announced Monday she will step down from her post, as major changes continue in the leadership of Florida public universities. No description available 1 day ago Florida man charged with attempted murder after shooting 2 men he thought were Palestinians...
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This comes after trade groups representing top tech firms like Meta and Alphabet, which is the parent company of Google, already sued Florida over the other aspect of the law prohibiting children younger than 14 from using many social media platforms, while also demanding ...
Read full article: ‘Gulf of America’ could soon become Florida law. Here’s why In this Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 photo, a rhesus macaques monkey observes kayakers as they navigate along the Silver River in Silver Springs, Fla. Wildlife managers in Florida say they want to remove the roamin...
The case out of Florida concerns a Republican-backed law enacted in 2021 that regulates social media platforms that make at least $100 million annually or have at least 100 million monthly users. The law aims to combat claims of censorship by restrictions for companies, such as prohibiting them...