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In response to the growing concerns about the digital rights of Florida residents, Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a Digital Bill of Rights. It aims to protect the state's citizens from the harmful effects of big tech.
This Act is long overdue, as China’s rapid emergence and growth has made it increasingly important for states to protect their citizens' online libraries and search histories.
In response to the growing concerns about the digital rights of Florida residents, Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a Digital Bill of Rights. It aims to protect the state's citizens from the harmful effects of big tech. His call for justice and fairness for all Florida residents highlights the state's commitment to ending the exploitation of data and harassment by big tech.
According to a report by Fox News, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said that the state would enact new digital rights measures designed to protect residents from the surveillance of big tech.
During a press briefing in West Palm Beach, Governor Ron DeSantis said that the Digital Bill of Rights would protect Florida's citizens from what he referred to as Big Tech overreach.
The governor noted that due to the increasing number of devices that collect personal data, the state would no longer allow tech firms to monitor the conversations of Florida residents.
The governor stated that the federal government can intercept the communications of devices through wiretapping, but private companies can do it as well.
The Digital Bill of Rights was part of the governor's larger push against Big Tech. He noted that it would allow the state to restrict the companies' ability to control what people view and promote online.
During his speech, the governor noted that the state has pending legislation in the courts that will allow consumers to sue companies that discriminate.
During his speech, the governor noted that the state had been the first state to pass legislation aimed at protecting residents from what he referred to as Big Tech overreach. He also noted that the state had decided that social media companies and tech platforms were not publishers.
The announcement of the Digital Bill of Rights by Governor DeSantis came at a time when big tech was overreaching into the lives of people. It is trying to take away various rights, such as free speech and privacy, and allow Chinese authorities to censor internet content.
The state of Florida is fighting back against what it perceives as Big Tech's overreach, and it has enacted legislation aimed at protecting its residents from the harmful effects that the companies can have on them. It is long overdue for the state to enact digital rights, and Governor DeSantis has taken the necessary steps to put an end to this issue.
The preceding is a summary of an article that originally appeared on NEXT.
