Former President Donald Trump on Sunday called on state governments to pass legislation punishing large tech companies, which “silence conservative voices” if Congress failed to do so.
Trump raised the issue while speaking at Florida’s Conservative Political Action Conference, challenging Republicans directly at the federal level to repeal Section 230 of Communications, which provides tech companies with the legal shield for content on their sites .
“If the federal government refuses to take action, then every state in the union where we have the votes – which many of them have – gives big tech giants like Twitter, Google and Facebook whenever they give a conservative voice Should be punished by major sanctions, ”the former president said.
Trump mentioned some states – including Florida – are already taking action.
“Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and doing so in Texas and in other states,” he said.
The former president said, “If they are doing what they are doing, Florida – and this law will pass – and Texas and others will have tremendous power over what to do and what is appropriate.”
Earlier this month Decentis proposed transparency in the Technology Act to protect social media users and hold companies accountable for censorship.
The governor suggested a fine of $ 100,000 per day for the de-platforming of political candidates, as well as a daily penalty for any company “for suppressing or prioritizing access to any material related to a political candidate” Uses content and user-related algorithms or ballots on it. “
Dissentis also called for people to be allowed to opt out of the content algorithm, requiring notification about changes to the terms of service and granting citizens the right to take legal action if these conditions were violated.
Decentis announced that under their policy, Florida AG would be empowered to bring cases against tech companies under the Unfair and Deceptive Practices Act.
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