One glaring problem with Ron DeSantis’s plan to punish Big Tech censorship

Published May 26, 2021 11:00am ET



Big Tech bias and social media censorship is a serious concern. But Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis needs to realize that any conservative “solution” that violates the First Amendment is no solution at all.

The Republican governor just signed legislation aimed at prohibiting social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter from banning political candidates. The bill does so by levying a hefty $250,000 fine per day on any company that removes a statewide political candidate from its platform, with a $25,000 daily fine for removing local candidates.

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