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United States of America: Introduced Florida Digital Bill of Rights (SB 262) including content moderation regulation provisions

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Introduced Florida Digital Bill of Rights (SB 262) including content moderation regulation provisions

On 7 March 2023, the Florida Digital Bill of Rights, including provisions on content moderation, was introduced to the Florida Senate. Under the Bill, a controller operating a search engine would need to provide, in clear and current plain language,…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2023-02-15
under deliberation

On 15 February 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his proposal for a Florida Digital Bil…

2023-03-07
under deliberation

On 7 March 2023, the Florida Digital Bill of Rights, including provisions on content moderation, wa…

2023-04-28
under deliberation

On 28 April 2023, the Florida Digital Bill of Rights was passed by the Florida Senate. Under the Bi…

2023-05-04
adopted

On 4 May 2023, the Florida Digital Bill of Rights was adopted by the Florida Legislature. The Bill …

2023-06-06
adopted

On 6 June 2023, the Florida Digital Bill of Rights was signed by the Governor of Florida. The Bill …

2024-07-01
in force

On 1 July 2024, the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (SB 262) enters into force. The Bill imposes obl…