Florida Gov. DeSantis Has Just Signed A Bill Into Law That Would Allow Everyday Floridians To Sue Big Tech Platforms For Monetary Damages

[Thinker101]

hey can change THEIR laws to protect THEIR citizens from the likes of the scum demonRAT assholes...

Their laws still are bounded by the constitution. This law violates it.

And it says in the constitution that you can't sue big tech?

 

[colfax_m]

And it says in the constitution that you can't sue big tech?

What do you think you’re suing them for?

 

[Turtlesoup]

I love this solution. It won't matter if Blue states don't follow suit. All the red state lawsuits will bankrupt the Big tech companies.

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If I was big tech I would stop doing business in an unfriendly business state.

California?

Did they pass a bill which regulates business that way?

Who cares if they did?

Why is desantis telling business what it can or can’t do?

I love this solution. It won't matter if Blue states don't follow suit. All the red state lawsuits will bankrupt the Big tech companies.

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The big tech companies are not basecd in Florida. They cannot enforce it across state lines. It is meaningless.

Another conservative who's a constitutional illiterate.

Another fascist Democrat who ignores the Constitution until it serves you.

I actually agree that the Constitutionality of the law is dubious. But wow, your hypocrisy compared to the left silencing free speech just REEKS

Republicans are the ones silencing free speech.

Great, so you'll take my challenge that all the other leftists have turned down. Go into a major US city wearing a MAGA hat and spend the day shopping and dining. Since the problem is Republicans, you'll be perfectly fine. Trust me. Do it and report back

how about standing in white America with a BLM MESSAGE?

the guy is a dumbass.......

 

[Thinker101]

And it says in the constitution that you can't sue big tech?

What do you think you’re suing them for?

For Monetary Damages, wtf, didn't you read the thread title?​

 

[francoHFW]

I love this solution. It won't matter if Blue states don't follow suit. All the red state lawsuits will bankrupt the Big tech companies.

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Unconstitutional duh. Next!

 

[Mustang]

Why should big tech get a government liability shield? What interest does that serve?

Because social media websites wouldn’t exist without it.

The Facebook monopoly wouldn't exist, anyway.

Why are you idiots trying to ruin the internet?

You idiots already ruined it, douchebag.

Ruined it? You are trying to turn every website into an unceasing cesspool of anti-semitism, misogyny, racism, harassment and generally disgusting behavior.

And you’re trying to stop websites from being able to do anything about it.

Fortunately, there's no constitutional right to be an asshole.

Actually, there is.

You hop from one stupid claim to another.

Leave it to you to claim that there's a constitutional right to be an asshole. Having said that, I have little doubt that you could very well be the only plaintiff who could and probably would argue that case all the way to the supreme court, assuming, of course, that they accepted to hear the case.

I think I know what the finding of that august body would be. They would find that while you are clearly and indisputably an asshole of the first order, you simply don't have a constitutional right to be one.

 

[surada]

Only of politicians running for office.

Doesn’t matter. It’s compelling speech.

To some extent. However, I don't have a problem with it since Facebook is nothing more than a propaganda organ now, and it's a monopoly.

Ah, so you’re okay with violating the constitution as long as it supports your politicians?

Kinda sounds a little fascist.

It's a government protected monopoly. It should have been split up long ago.

It’s not a government protected monopoly.

But you do have a justification for acting a little like a fascist.

Of course it's a government protected monopoly. That's irrefutable. Rule 230 is a federal regulation that protects it, and it's clearly a monopoly. It's far more of a monopoly than Standard Oil ever was.

Section 230 applies to every other website too. Hard to say government protects a monopoly when it extends that protection to literally every one of their competitors.

Speaking of section 230, this law attempts to break it, however the supremacy clause would prevent that.

Man, Floridians really don’t understand how government works.

It doesn't apply to publishers. It claims to apply only to "platforms." Facebook is operating like a publisher, not a platform.

I've already explained this to you at least 1000 times.

Facebook has no competitors, moron.

Facebook pays you to write?

 

[surada]

I love this solution. It won't matter if Blue states don't follow suit. All the red state lawsuits will bankrupt the Big tech companies.

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The big tech companies are not basecd in Florida. They cannot enforce it across state lines. It is meaningless.

Another conservative who's a constitutional illiterate.

Another fascist Democrat who ignores the Constitution until it serves you.

I actually agree that the Constitutionality of the law is dubious. But wow, your hypocrisy compared to the left silencing free speech just REEKS

Republicans are the ones silencing free speech.

this is not a Republican or Democrat thing.

Why should big tech get a government liability shield? What interest does that serve?

Big tech fucked up. Big tech should not have been playing the games they were playing. Now they get no liability protection.

I'll be sure to work up some tears and snot on behalf of big tech and their loss of government protection. How sad.

This is very juvenile.. Facebook doesn't want to be a party to lies and slander, character assassination dangerous medical advice.. They have that right. You should start your own platform that admires that sort of garbage.

 

[candycorn]

I love this solution. It won't matter if Blue states don't follow suit. All the red state lawsuits will bankrupt the Big tech companies.

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Trump has a better chance of getting the election overturned than what you suggested remotely happening.

 

[TheGreenHornet]

Anybody ever visited the conservative cave or Politics forums.....those conservative mods will ban you quicker than any liberal board will....both of them have a good ole boy network going....they suck up to the mod and control the board...they do not like any newbies that are smarter than they are.

I call bullshit on that ....

Not at all ....I was banned very quickly from both....the lady at politics forums....forget her name claimed I was a troll....but of course when I told them Trump was going to lose....that did not help. hehheh I am a Trumpster but I always go with the truth.

They simply required everyone to toe the line or get banned...never ran into more dispicable republicans....If i had stayed much longer they would have turned me into a democrat.

 

[aaronleland]

So I can start calling DTMB a homosexual?

I'm sorry.

So I can keep calling DTMB a homosexual?

 

[citygator]

If I were Twitter I’d ban Desantes just for fun.

 

[citygator]

But since their censorship has a profound effect on society at large, is it "morally" acceptable?

Ultimately, the U.S. Constitution is our nation's governing document and it's not based on what is "morally acceptable". Anyone that tries to sue YouTube, etc., is going to have to demonstrate how they are in violation of law and then Florida's new law will have to withstand the scrutiny of the SCOTUS and in how it relates to the Consitution.

So what is the legal argument?

How about that cyberspace is the ultimate virtual public square, worthy of all the freedoms, protections, and responsibilities that apply to any other public square?

Twitter isn’t a town hall it is your yard. It’s private property. BLM can’t protest in your yard but they can in public places.

 

[struth]

Unfortunately these Big Tech companies have got so big and become an everyday part of American life that they have to be held accountable for being shitheads.

How funny .. You don't hold Trump accountable for lies, slander, threats, negligence. Why not? You don't have to put up with that crap.

Funny but you stupid Moon Bats think that any criticism of making the US a Socialist shithole is somehow hate speech or something.

You sure as hell didn't hold the Worthless Negro, Crooked Hillary or Joe Dufus accountable for their lies, slander, threats, negligence and stupidity, do you?

tweeter and facebook allow Dem allies like The Iranian Supreme Leader to push terrorism at will, but dare question nancy p, you get banned

Why do conservatives always engage in over-the-top hyperbole which clearly is not true?

And it says in the constitution that you can't sue big tech?

What do you think you’re suing them for?

libel/slander

 

[struth]

I love this solution. It won't matter if Blue states don't follow suit. All the red state lawsuits will bankrupt the Big tech companies.

​

The big tech companies are not basecd in Florida. They cannot enforce it across state lines. It is meaningless.

Another conservative who's a constitutional illiterate.

Another fascist Democrat who ignores the Constitution until it serves you.

I actually agree that the Constitutionality of the law is dubious. But wow, your hypocrisy compared to the left silencing free speech just REEKS

Republicans are the ones silencing free speech.

this is not a Republican or Democrat thing.

Why should big tech get a government liability shield? What interest does that serve?

Big tech fucked up. Big tech should not have been playing the games they were playing. Now they get no liability protection.

I'll be sure to work up some tears and snot on behalf of big tech and their loss of government protection. How sad.

This is very juvenile.. Facebook doesn't want to be a party to lies and slander, character assassination dangerous medical advice.. They have that right. You should start your own platform that admires that sort of garbage.

well that’s not true. they simply want to be a party to the views they agree with and censor others
which is fine and their right

they can publish and edit whatever they want

but they should be treated just like other publishers and not get extra protections and immunities

 

[surada]

I love this solution. It won't matter if Blue states don't follow suit. All the red state lawsuits will bankrupt the Big tech companies.

​

The big tech companies are not basecd in Florida. They cannot enforce it across state lines. It is meaningless.

Another conservative who's a constitutional illiterate.

Another fascist Democrat who ignores the Constitution until it serves you.

I actually agree that the Constitutionality of the law is dubious. But wow, your hypocrisy compared to the left silencing free speech just REEKS

Republicans are the ones silencing free speech.

this is not a Republican or Democrat thing.

Why should big tech get a government liability shield? What interest does that serve?

Big tech fucked up. Big tech should not have been playing the games they were playing. Now they get no liability protection.

I'll be sure to work up some tears and snot on behalf of big tech and their loss of government protection. How sad.

This is very juvenile.. Facebook doesn't want to be a party to lies and slander, character assassination dangerous medical advice.. They have that right. You should start your own platform that admires that sort of garbage.

well that’s not true. they simply want to be a party to the views they agree with and censor others
which is fine and their right

they can publish and edit whatever they want

but they should be treated just like other publishers and not get extra protections and immunities

There's a place for lies, slander, dangerous medical advice, personal attacks and insane conspiracy theories. Maybe Conservative Treehouse or WMD would be appropriate for Trump.

 

[Flash]

DeSantis! The Gov., who could be President!



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DeSantis can win a primary but he can't win a general. He is launching assaults on voting and free speech rights. He is telling unemployed people to drop dead. Americans will not accept a hatemonger like DeSantis.

You are confused Moon Bat. He is telling the lazy SOBs to get off their fat asses and go back to work because there are a lot of businesses looking for help nowadays.

 

[colfax_m]

And it says in the constitution that you can't sue big tech?

What do you think you’re suing them for?

For Monetary Damages, wtf, didn't you read the thread title?​

Monetary damages caused by what? You guys don’t even know.

 

[colfax_m]

libel/slander

Wrong.

 

[DBA]

I love this solution. It won't matter if Blue states don't follow suit. All the red state lawsuits will bankrupt the Big tech companies.

​

The big tech companies are not basecd in Florida. They cannot enforce it across state lines. It is meaningless.

Another conservative who's a constitutional illiterate.

Another fascist Democrat who ignores the Constitution until it serves you.

I actually agree that the Constitutionality of the law is dubious. But wow, your hypocrisy compared to the left silencing free speech just REEKS

Republicans are the ones silencing free speech.

this is not a Republican or Democrat thing.

Why should big tech get a government liability shield? What interest does that serve?

Big tech fucked up. Big tech should not have been playing the games they were playing. Now they get no liability protection.

I'll be sure to work up some tears and snot on behalf of big tech and their loss of government protection. How sad.

This is very juvenile.. Facebook doesn't want to be a party to lies and slander, character assassination dangerous medical advice.. They have that right. You should start your own platform that admires that sort of garbage.

well that’s not true. they simply want to be a party to the views they agree with and censor others
which is fine and their right

they can publish and edit whatever they want

but they should be treated just like other publishers and not get extra protections and immunities

There's a place for lies, slander, dangerous medical advice, personal attacks and insane conspiracy theories. Maybe Conservative Treehouse or WMD would be appropriate for Trump.

You do realize that Facebook allows slander, lies, conspiracy theories, etc but only if these favor a certain political party. I guess you forgot to mention that part. They are not applying their policy in good faith, as they are required by section 230. Therein lies the problem. Either they equally apply their rules or they lose 230 protection. It is as simple as that.