Florida 2022 3rd Special Session

Florida House Bill H0005 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to social media platforms; amending s. 2
16	16	501.2041, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 3
17	17	"social media platform"; reenacting ss. 106.072(1)(c) 4
18	18	and 287.137(1)(f), F.S., relating to social media 5
19	19	deplatforming of political candidates and antitrust 6
20	20	violations, denial or revocation of the right to 7
21	21	transact business with public entities, and denial of 8
22	22	economic benefits, respectively, to incorporate the 9
23	23	amendment made to s. 501.2041, F.S., in a reference 10
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26	26	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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28	28	Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 15
29	29	501.2041, Florida Statutes, is amended to r ead: 16
30	30	501.2041 Unlawful acts and practices by social media 17
31	31	platforms.— 18
32	32	(1) As used in this section, the term: 19
33	33	(g) "Social media platform" means any information service, 20
34	34	system, Internet search engine, or access software provider 21
35	35	that: 22
36	36	1. Provides or enables computer access by multiple users 23
37	37	to a computer server, including an Internet platform or a social 24
38	38	media site; 25
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51	51	2. Operates as a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited 26
52	52	liability company, corporation, association, or other legal 27
53	53	entity; 28
54	54	3. Does business in the state; and 29
55	55	4. Satisfies at least one of the following thresholds: 30
56	56	a. Has annual gross revenues in excess of $100 million, as 31
57	57	adjusted in January of each odd -numbered year to reflect any 32
58	58	increase in the Consumer Price Index. 33
59	59	b. Has at least 100 million monthly individual platform 34
60	60	participants globally. 35
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62	62	The term does not include any information service, system, 37
63	63	Internet search engine, or access software provider operated by 38
64	64	a company that owns and operates a theme park or entertainme nt 39
65	65	complex as defined in s. 509.013. 40
66	66	Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 41
67	67	made by this act to section 501.2041, Florida Statutes, in a 42
68	68	reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 43
69	69	106.072, Florida Statutes, is reen acted to read: 44
70	70	106.072 Social media deplatforming of political 45
71	71	candidates.— 46
72	72	(1) As used in this section, the term: 47
73	73	(c) "Social media platform" has the same meaning as in s. 48
74	74	501.2041. 49
75	75	Section 3. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 50
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88	88	made by this act to section 501.2041, Florida Statutes, in a 51
89	89	reference thereto, paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 52
90	90	287.137, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 53
91	91	287.137 Antitrust violations; denial or revocation of the 54
92	92	right to transact busine ss with public entities; denial of 55
93	93	economic benefits.— 56
94	94	(1) As used in this section, the term: 57
95	95	(f) "Person" means a natural person or an entity organized 58
96	96	under the laws of any state or of the United States which 59
97	97	operates as a social media platform, as d efined in s. 501.2041, 60
98	98	with the legal power to enter into a binding contract and which 61
99	99	bids or applies to bid on contracts let by a public entity, or 62
100	100	which otherwise transacts or applies to transact business with a 63
101	101	public entity. The term includes those of ficers, directors, 64
102	102	executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, and 65
103	103	agents who are active in the management of an entity. 66
104	104	Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 67