Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 262
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/04/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Bradley) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 92 - 108
    4  and insert:
    5  communicate with a social media platform to request the social
    6  media platform to remove content or accounts from the social
    7  media platform.
    8         (3) A governmental entity, or an officer or a salaried
    9  employee acting on behalf of a governmental entity, may not
   10  initiate or maintain any agreements or working relationships
   11  with a social media platform for the purpose of content
   12  moderation.
   13         (4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply if the
   14  governmental entity or an officer or a salaried employee acting
   15  on behalf of a governmental entity is acting as part of any of
   16  the following:
   17         (a) Routine account management of the governmental entity’s
   18  account.
   19         (b) An attempt to remove content that pertains to the
   20  commission of a crime or violation of this state’s public
   21  records law.
   22         (c) An attempt to remove an account that pertains to the
   23  commission of a crime or violation of this state’s public
   24  records law.
   25         (d) An investigation or inquiry related to public safety.