The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has filed a provisional injunction to block parts of Florida’s HB3, which restricts free speech that is protected in violation of the constitution. The CCIA says the Florida HB3 regulations are a violation of the First Amendment.
The CCIA, along with joint integration NetChoice, filed a lawsuit in October 2024, violating the initial amendment by blocking and restricting minors to view legal content using certain websites.
“In spite of the ambiguous language, the law is clearly intended to regulate its members by limiting the ability to reach young people and empowering them to communicate online. We will continue our fight to break this law as a violation of the first amendment to engage in legitimate speeches online.”
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it would support the NetChoice & CCIA’s core First Amendment argument against laws governing online speeches against Texas and Florida laws.
“The High Court has sent the case back to the lower court for further development of fact, explaining that the First Amendment protects Florida’s bewildered unconstitutional law, which would have transferred the bangled unconstitutional laws of Texas and Florida to the government,” the CCIA said.
State lawmakers said the bill from last year is important as they addressed what they perceived as bias and censorship by large social media platforms against conservative voices. The law places a variety of restrictions and obligations on social media platforms, including prohibiting the depletion of political candidates and requiring detailed disclosure of content moderation policies. We aim to treat social media platforms like a typical career.
