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Source: Associated Press
Georgia Senate passes bill seeking to regulate social media
By JEFF AMY
March 8, 2022
ATLANTA (AP) The Georgia state Senate voted 33-21 on Tuesday to pass a bill that seeks to prohibit social media platforms from removing or censoring content amid an outcry from conservatives that their political views are being discriminated against, even though a similar Texas law has been put on hold by a federal court.
Senate Bill 393 moves to the House for more debate. It declares that social media companies that have more than 20 million users in the United States are common carriers and that they cant block people from receiving certain messages based on viewpoints, location, race, ethnicity, religion, political beliefs, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
What we are stating here is you cannot be discriminated against for your viewpoint, your gender, your age or other things in this 21st century public square, said Sen. Greg Dolezal, a Cumming Republican who is sponsoring the bill.
Dolezal said companies could still pull down lewd, obscene or offensive materials.
State Senate Republicans have declared the measure a priority this year. ...
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