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This bill would've sounded way more principled if it didn't have: >The bill includes a clause that exempts a company "that owns and operates a theme park or en

This bill would've sounded way more principled if it didn't have: >The bill includes a clause that exempts a company "that owns and operates a theme park or entertainment complex" - which allows Disney to be exempt from this bill With this and: >"If Facebook buys a theme park, does that prevent us from being able to regulate what happens on Facebook?" asked Andrew Learned a Democratic member of Florida's House of Representatives. >"So, if they bought a theme park and named it Zuckerland and he met the definition of a theme park under Florida statute, then yes," said Republican Representative Blaise Ingoglia. I just can't take it seriously. It just reeks "rule for thee, not for mee" and crony politician doing their own thing. Edit: I would totally go to Zuckerland, though.

lettergram 5y ago
Where is that? https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/Amendment/942955/PDF https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/Amendment/94...
- ratsmack 5y ago
  It's in the BBC article.
- patrickyeon 5y ago
  Added in the last amendment. https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/Amendment/811008/HTML https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/Amendment/81... Also it's in the full text of the final bill, lines 470-473 right here https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/BillText/e1/HTML https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/BillText/e1/...
nerdbaggy 5y ago
I wonder if Comcast would be exempt because they own majority of universal.
duxup 5y ago
Not too surprising though. Most of the free speech related complaints from right wing groups in the US are entirely self centered, and their own free speech platforms, forums, and etc are heavily moderated to push only their own speech / talking points. Even to the point of moderating any hint of dissent among even like minded people on their own platforms ... they've no interest in the kind of free speech they advocate for when it is their own platform, or in this case someone they're financially concerned about. It's not idealism about free speech, it plays out more like an ongoing narrative of political convenience with wonky bills / laws passed with little hope of surviving legal challenges.

lettergram 5y ago

Where is that? https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/Amendment/942955/PDF https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/Amendment/94...

ratsmack 5y ago
It's in the BBC article.
patrickyeon 5y ago
Added in the last amendment. https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/Amendment/811008/HTML https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/Amendment/81... Also it's in the full text of the final bill, lines 470-473 right here https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/BillText/e1/HTML https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7072/BillText/e1/...

nerdbaggy 5y ago

I wonder if Comcast would be exempt because they own majority of universal.

duxup 5y ago

Not too surprising though. Most of the free speech related complaints from right wing groups in the US are entirely self centered, and their own free speech platforms, forums, and etc are heavily moderated to push only their own speech / talking points. Even to the point of moderating any hint of dissent among even like minded people on their own platforms ... they've no interest in the kind of free speech they advocate for when it is their own platform, or in this case someone they're financially concerned about. It's not idealism about free speech, it plays out more like an ongoing narrative of political convenience with wonky bills / laws passed with little hope of surviving legal challenges.