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Florida Gov. DeSantis goes to war against ‘Big Tech,’ citing censorship of Trump
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:11 pm
NY Post
I love DeSantis. This guy is awesome.
Edited to clean up the shitty copying job I did originally.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched an offensive against “Big Tech” on Tuesday, warning that the social media platforms are targeting politicians like former President Donald Trump now but will soon be coming for regular American citizens, vowing to combat the threat.
“Today they may come after someone who looks like me. Tomorrow they may come after someone who looks like you,” DeSantis, a Republican, said during a news conference outside the state Capitol as he announced the Transparency in Technology Act.
The governor said he intends to “protect privacy” from the “oligarchs in Silicon Valley” – Google, Facebook and Twitter – because the platforms have “changed from neutral platforms to enforcers of preferred narratives.”
“I’m committed to addressing what may be one of the most pervasive threats to American self-government in the 21st century,” he said.
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He singled out Twitter for suspending Trump’s account “due to the risk of further incitement of violence” after Jan. 6’s Capitol riots and Amazon closing its servers to the social media alternative Parler.
“What about the 88 million Americans who chose to follow Donald Trump? Sorry. Content moderators on Twitter pulled the plug,” DeSantis said.
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After Twitter suspended Trump’s account, many of his followers turned to Parler, hoping to express their opinions and beliefs in a less-regulated environment, until tech behemoths turned against it.
“What really scared me was the decapitation of Parler,” he said. “Big tech has come to look more like big brother with each passing day.”
As an example of big tech intervening to block information they disagreed with, Desantis mentioned The Post story from October about Hunter Biden’s foreign dealings blocked by Twitter.
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“The Hunter Biden story was true. The typical corporate media outlets chose to ignore it. They wanted to beat Trump,” he said, adding that the report about President Biden’s son “couldn’t get any traction” weeks before the election.
He said reporters wouldn’t have hesitated to go after him if he were the subject of the same story.
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“You’re trying to tell me if there’s hacked information that could damage me, you guys wouldn’t print it? Give me a break.” DeSantis said. “You guys would print it every single day if you could. And Big Tech would allow it to proliferate 24/7.”
As part of his measure, DeSantis suggested fines of $100,000 per day for de-platforming political candidates, as well as daily fines for any company “that uses their content and user-related algorithms to suppress or prioritize the access of any content related to a political candidate or cause on the ballot.”
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The governor also called for allowing people to opt-out of content algorithms, requiring notification about changes in terms of service and providing the right of citizens to take legal action if these conditions are violated.
DeSantis announced that under his policy, the Florida AG would be empowered to bring cases against tech companies under the Unfair and Deceptive Practices Act.
“Floridians should have the privacy of their data and personal information protected, their ability to access and participate in online platforms protected, and their ability to participate in elections free from interference from Big Tech protected. What began as a group of upstart technology companies from the West Coast has since transformed into an industry of monopoly platforms that monitor influence and control the flow of information in our country and among our citizens,” DeSantis said.
“The core issue here is this: are consumers going to have the choice to consume the information they choose, or are oligarchs in Silicon Valley going to make those choices for us?”
I love DeSantis. This guy is awesome.
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This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:18 pm to VADawg
I love it.
Probably will be struck down by federal courts, but I love it.
Probably will be struck down by federal courts, but I love it.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:23 pm to VADawg
Can you give a summary of that giant wall of text?
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:24 pm to finchmeister08
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Can you give a summary of that giant wall of text?
It didn't copy like I wanted it to, but here is the most fun snippet:
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As part of his measure, DeSantis suggested fines of $100,000 per day for de-platforming political candidates, as well as daily fines for any company “that uses their content and user-related algorithms to suppress or prioritize the access of any content related to a political candidate or cause on the ballot.”
Here's a summary of his message to big tech and the left:
This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:44 pm to VADawg
DeSantis is setting himself up as carrying on the "good" aspects of the Trump presidency without all the baggage Trump accumulated in 40 years of putting himself front and center in the limelight.
He's my leader at the 1/4 mark in the race for 2024. The media is still circle jerking in the "glory" of 2020 and not thinking about 2024...yet. Once they do (in 2022) we'll see what kind of ridiculous bombs they bring out against Ron.
That said, unlike Trump, DeSantis doesn't have a 40 year career of trying to be a NYC icon at any costs. He also already went through a contentious governor's race in a BIG swing state and came out victorious on the other side. Laughably so once the photos of his opponent meth-out at a gay orgy came to light. The ultimate "Hey Florida. Aren't you glad you dodged THIS bullet FU."
He's my leader at the 1/4 mark in the race for 2024. The media is still circle jerking in the "glory" of 2020 and not thinking about 2024...yet. Once they do (in 2022) we'll see what kind of ridiculous bombs they bring out against Ron.
That said, unlike Trump, DeSantis doesn't have a 40 year career of trying to be a NYC icon at any costs. He also already went through a contentious governor's race in a BIG swing state and came out victorious on the other side. Laughably so once the photos of his opponent meth-out at a gay orgy came to light. The ultimate "Hey Florida. Aren't you glad you dodged THIS bullet FU."
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:49 pm to VADawg
didn't an internet carrier in Idaho block twitter?
I wish states like Florida would do that. if they bitch- just tell them their company goes against their terms of use
I wish states like Florida would do that. if they bitch- just tell them their company goes against their terms of use
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:56 pm to Alt26
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He's my leader at the 1/4 mark in the race for 2024.
He has lapped the field a quarter of the way through the race, IMO. DeSantis/Noem is easily, easily the best ticket we can run.
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He's my leader at the 1/4 mark in the race for 2024. The media is still circle jerking in the "glory" of 2020 and not thinking about 2024...yet. Once they do (in 2022) we'll see what kind of ridiculous bombs they bring out against Ron.
He hilariously annihilates left wing media members on a daily basis. His exchange with that dolt from CNN about vaccine distributions was glorious.
This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 2/2/21 at 5:07 pm to VADawg
Well... silicon Valley has teamed up with permanent government. So it is basically 'big brother'.. he's right on that. Only state approved narratives are allowed on major platforms.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 5:19 pm to Plx1776
I wish we could scramble all of the dark 5's data (Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Google, Amazon).
That would be a GREAT day if noone could use their services ever again.
Humanity would instantly be brighter.
That would be a GREAT day if noone could use their services ever again.
Humanity would instantly be brighter.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 5:29 pm to VADawg
Hell yes!! I already liked DeSantis, but this is the one of the major fights that needs to be taken up. Count me in as a DeSantis supporter!
Posted on 2/2/21 at 5:35 pm to VADawg
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Transparency in Technology Act
Otherwise known as the TIT Act
Posted on 2/2/21 at 5:58 pm to VADawg
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I love DeSantis. This guy is awesome.
Never have I ever wanted to move to Florida. I’d relocate to the Panhandle in a hot minute.
He’s the most impressive governor in the US. Just fricking stellar.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 7:28 pm to VADawg
Ron DeSantis is the best potential candidate for 2024, has legit America First credentials and is everything Trump is not capable of being and that's tactical, disciplined, pays attention to the smallest detail and has institutional knowledge of how government works.
I can't wait to vote for him.
I can't wait to vote for him.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 7:34 pm to VADawg
DeSantis is absolutely running in 2024.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 7:46 pm to VADawg
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“The Hunter Biden story was true. The typical corporate media outlets chose to ignore it. They wanted to beat Trump,” he said, adding that the report about President Biden’s son “couldn’t get any traction” weeks before the election.
He said reporters wouldn’t have hesitated to go after him if he were the subject of the same story.
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“You’re trying to tell me if there’s hacked information that could damage me, you guys wouldn’t print it? Give me a break.” DeSantis said. “You guys would print it every single day if you could. And Big Tech would allow it to proliferate 24/7.”
This 1000%. The hypocrisy is astounding and disgusting.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 7:47 pm to VADawg
I live in Texas. I will retire in Florida.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 8:10 pm to VADawg
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“oligarchs in Silicon Valley”
This is the first time I've seen a major political figure call these people by their name.
We've a always had oligarchs, but we never called them that.
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at Bloomberg Business Week, one longtime staff correspondent told me, the very use of the word “oligarch” is not permissible, since that’s not the proper image of the boss.
LINK
This is an interesting change. And I think it matters.
In American culture, oligarchy is unacceptable. It's like a tyrant in the Roman Republic.
The difference here is the old oligarchs did their best to stay out of sight. These new men, people like Bezos or Bloomberg, don't.
I think they're tempting fate. When DeSantis calls these people Oligarchs, it both justifies and demands action.
This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 8:11 pm
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