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Florida bill would force media to remove ‘false’ stories from internet

First Amendment advocates slam the bill as 'censorship' that would erase history

Bobby Block is executive director of the First Amendment Foundation. (courtesy, Bobby Block)
Bobby Block is executive director of the First Amendment Foundation. (courtesy, Bobby Block)
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For the third year in a row, Florida lawmakers are pushing legislation to make it easier to sue media and journalists for publishing articles that contain false information that puts a person in a bad light or hurts their reputation. This time around, it looks like it has a chance of passing.

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