Judge blocks Florida’s social media censorship law after Big Tech sues

Florida will not be allowed to enforce a controversial law that would have enabled individuals to sue big tech companies over censorship, a federal judge ruled.

The law — which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law in May, claiming it would protect free speech — would have allowed individuals to sue social media companies if they feel they have been “unfairly censored.” Under the law, the state also could fine platforms thousands of dollars for each day they suspended or banned political candidates.