DeSantis signs 'Digital Bill of Rights' into law

The law prevents government-led censorship by prohibiting state or local government employees from colluding with Big Tech companies to censor protected speech.

A governmental entity may not initiate or maintain any agreements or working relationships with a social media platform for the purpose of content moderation.

It will require Google, and other large search engines to disclose whether they prioritize search results based on political or ideological views or based on monetary considerations

The legislation gives people the right to confirm access and delete personal data from a social platform. It also gives people the right to opt out of having personal data sold.

The law also adds “biometric data” and “geolocation information” to the definition of “personal information” under the Florida Information Protection Act.

Online platforms that are providing services, games or products targeted to children will not collect, sell or share the personal data of a child.

prohibits online operators from engaging in targeted advertising practices based on information collected from educational technology and prohibits the online operators from sharing, selling, or renting student data to third parties.