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diehardblue

(11,001 posts)
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 08:26 AM Mar 2023

A new bill in Florida would require bloggers writing about Ron DeSantis to register with the state o

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/a-new-bill-in-florida-would-require-bloggers-writing-about-ron-desantis-to-register-with-the-state-or-be-fined/ar-AA18a3d0#:~:text=A%20Florida%20senator%20filed%20a%20bill%20mandating%20that,yet%2C%20and%20it%27s%20unclear%20if%20DeSantis%20supports%20it.

A Florida senator filed a bill mandating that anyone blogging about DeSantis must register with the state.
S.B. 1316 mandates that bloggers must register within five days of their first post.
The proposed legislation has not been put to a vote yet, and it's unclear if DeSantis supports it.
A new bill introduced in Florida would require any blogger who writes about Gov. Ron DeSantis to register with the state.

The bill was introduced in the Florida Senate on February 28 by GOP lawmaker Jason Brodeur. S.B. 1316 would require any blogger who writes about DeSantis — and is paid for their work — to register with the state ethics commission or the Florida Office of Legislative Services. They must do so within five days of their first post
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A new bill in Florida would require bloggers writing about Ron DeSantis to register with the state o (Original Post) diehardblue Mar 2023 OP
"Freedom!"................ Lovie777 Mar 2023 #1
Good-bye, Florida. It was good knowing you... Joinfortmill Mar 2023 #2
This doesn't sound fascist whatsoever... EarthFirst Mar 2023 #3
I bet they're trying to figure out who is financing the bloggers. Baitball Blogger Mar 2023 #4
Kick dalton99a Mar 2023 #5
What will they do about satire that never mentions his name? bucolic_frolic Mar 2023 #6
+1 2naSalit Mar 2023 #8
What if... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #7
DeFascist just may be an even bigger snowflake than Donald Fucking Trump Skittles Mar 2023 #9
Meh brooklynite Mar 2023 #10
While this is true, every such bill needs to be databased as ... sanatanadharma Mar 2023 #11
Nope. nt Tommy Carcetti Mar 2023 #12

Baitball Blogger

(46,703 posts)
4. I bet they're trying to figure out who is financing the bloggers.
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 08:33 AM
Mar 2023

Just to make sure that George Soros isn't behind some kind of astroturfing 3.0

2naSalit

(86,577 posts)
7. What if...
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 08:58 AM
Mar 2023

A whole bunch of bloggers who aren't IN Florida start blogging about him? Some could filter what the Florida Bloggers post.

brooklynite

(94,513 posts)
10. Meh
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:15 AM
Mar 2023

Hundreds of crank Bills like this get filed in State Legislatures every year. Most of them never get a vote.

sanatanadharma

(3,701 posts)
11. While this is true, every such bill needs to be databased as ...
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:33 AM
Mar 2023

... these are Republican ideas.

And I am losing confidence that such bills will all be stopped.
The GOP has gone insane.

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