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In reply to the discussion: Florida, in a First, Will Fine Social Media Companies That Bar Candidates [View all]localroger
(3,634 posts)24. Well the social media companies could just deplatform the entire state
...then the state wouldn't have anything to complain about. Nobody can force you to do business in Florida if you don't want to.
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Florida, in a First, Will Fine Social Media Companies That Bar Candidates [View all]
Lasher
May 2021
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They can cut off Florida (all IPs from the state) from posting, reading, viewing...
Justice matters.
May 2021
#33
The GOPutin is trying so hard to set the pins back up the way they were before jackass lost the WH.
C Moon
May 2021
#3
So now the GOP is anti-capitalism, anti-free market? Are they taking their script from the onion?
Canoe52
May 2021
#11
Maybe all these repukes need to be kicked off social Meghan like Twitter, Facebook and You tube
kimbutgar
May 2021
#13
Thanks, I get infuriated with the "dump Florida" or Texas, or whichever state is not blue enough
csziggy
May 2021
#31
That will be in the courts in a NY minute. The internet has Federal jurisdiction, not to mention....
George II
May 2021
#21
Social media should respond by immediately banning every single Republican politician in Flaw'duh
Grokenstein
May 2021
#22
Does DeSantis or FL have a web page that has kicked people off for comments?
keithbvadu2
May 2021
#26
If that ever went through it would be hysterical to start an anti-desantis candidate
Maraya1969
May 2021
#29
Test case. Go onto Parler and see if they delete you if you are a candidate
AZLD4Candidate
May 2021
#32
Very true as it only applies to the government censoring speech not private companies.
cstanleytech
May 2021
#48
Yea, it would be like telling Fox News that they must actually be fair and balanced.
cstanleytech
May 2021
#50
Where in the Constitution is any media required to give a politician a platform?
cstanleytech
May 2021
#47
DeSantis is clearly kissing Trump's ass, and oh yeah, this is totally unconstitutional
steve2470
May 2021
#55