Judge Blocks Florida ‘Big Tech’ Law That Would Fine Social Media Companies For Banning Politicians

Krytocracy: A government by judges; the governmental rule of judges in which they reach “desirable results” that fit some particular social philosophy.

This ruling is not a surprise. Left-wing judges abject contempt for the Constitution and our G-d given rights.

The judge who blocked Florida’s “Big Tech” law is a Clinton-appointed judge. Fortunately, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is not giving up this fight. Governor DeSantis’s office plans to immediately appeal the ruling, to the more conservative Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. #DeSantis2024!

Judge blocks Florida ‘Big Tech’ law that would fine social media companies for banning politicians

By Washington Examiner, July 1, 2021

A federal judge blocked a Florida law designed to penalize large social media companies that ban politicians over First Amendment concerns.

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle granted a preliminary injunction against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “Big Tech” law after NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association, which represent multiple Big Tech companies, filed a lawsuit earlier in the month. The lawsuit argued the law violates the First Amendment’s free speech clause, is vague in violation of the 14th Amendment, and stands in opposition to equal protection clauses.

“The plaintiffs are likely to prevail on the merits of their claim that these statutes violate the First Amendment,” Hinkle wrote. “There is nothing that could be severed and survive.”

NetChoice praised the ruling on Wednesday and said the motion protects “private businesses.”

“We’re pleased the court ensured that social media can remain family friendly by delaying Florida’s law from taking effect on July 1,” the group’s president Steve DelBianco said in a statement. “This order protects private businesses against the State’s demand that social media carry user posts that are against their community standards. Even better, it lets social media provide high-quality services to their users while keeping them safe from the worst content posted by irresponsible users.”

DeSantis’s office plans to appeal the ruling, and it expects the 11th Circuit to make the final verdict on the matter.

“We are disappointed by Judge Hinkle’s ruling and disagree with his determination that the U.S. Constitution protects Big Tech’s censorship of certain individuals and content over others,” a spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. “We plan to immediately appeal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.”

“As Judge Hinkle seemed to indicate during this week’s hearing on preliminary injunction, this case was always bound for the Eleventh Circuit and the appeals court will ultimately make its own decision on legal conclusions,” the statement continued. “Governor DeSantis continues to fight for freedom of speech and against Big Tech’s discriminatory censorship.”

DeSantis, a Republican widely seen as a 2024 presidential contender, signed Florida’s Big Tech Bill in late May alongside James O’Keefe, a conservative activist and founder of Project Veritas who was removed from Twitter earlier this year and later sued the platform over the ban.

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