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United States of America: Issued US Supreme Court ruling regarding blocking of Senate Bill 7072 provisions prohibiting social media platforms from blocking politicians

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Issued US Supreme Court ruling regarding blocking of Senate Bill 7072 provisions prohibiting social media platforms from blocking politicians

On 1 July 2024, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling on Senate Bill 7072, which prohibits social media platforms from blocking politicians. The Supreme Court determined that the lower courts had not adequately assessed the First Amendment implicatio…

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Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court

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2021-04-01
under deliberation

The Senate Bill 7072 is introduced to the Florida Senate, aiming to prohibit social media platforms…

2021-04-29
adopted

The Senate Bill 7072 is adopted prohibiting social media platforms from banning ("deplatforming") p…

2021-05-24
adopted

On May 24 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7072 into law. The Bill prohibits…

2021-06-30
under litigation

On 30 June 2021, the Court for the Northern District of Florida Tallahassee Division blocked Senate…

2022-05-23
in force

On 23 May 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit confirmed the blocking of certain pro…

2024-07-01
in force

On 1 July 2024, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling on Senate Bill 7072, which prohibits social me…