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Florida bill would make bloggers who write about governor register with state (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 years ago by tardigrada@beehaw.org to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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A proposed law would force bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis and other elected officials to register with a state office and file monthly reports or face fines of $25 per day. The bill was filed in by Senator Jason Brodeur, a Republican.

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[–] tardigrada@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Florida Republicans are planning a broad rightwing legislative push,

[...] including new restrictions on gender identification, diversity and equity programs, abortion and press freedoms, and further relaxation of concealed weapons laws and the ability of courts to impose death sentences.

What happens in the US and in Florida in particular?