{"id":2080,"date":"2021-03-05T02:24:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T02:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/datasecurity\/wp-datasecurity\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2021-03-05T02:24:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T02:24:09","slug":"internet-bill-of-rights-meets-florida-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/datasecurity\/wp-datasecurity\/internet-bill-of-rights-meets-florida-legislature\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Bill of Rights Meets Florida Legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s happening? The Florida Governor and legislative leaders are proposing a Transparency in Tech bill that would:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Publish standards used to ban posts, de-platform and shadow ban users.<\/li><li>Provide equal access for established news organizations and qualified political candidates to reach users free from manipulation by algorithms.<\/li><li>Stop arbitrarily censoring and\/or de-platforming users.<\/li><li>Give users the power to opt out of algorithms.<\/li><li>Stop frequent changes to terms of use, clearly communicate and obtain prior consent to changes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why is this important? Supporters of data privacy say it is lipstick on a boar and that an Internet Bill of Rights is needed. It would:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Right to Data and Content Ownership.<\/strong>&nbsp;All data generated by an individual is property of the individual and can be sold or exchanged at the discretion of the individual or the individual\u2019s assigned agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Right to Speedy Appeal of Account Removal.<\/strong>&nbsp;An account associated with an individual or business must have the ability to appeal suspensions to the platform and permanent bans in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Freedom of Speech Defined Under Constitutional or FCC Standards.<\/strong>&nbsp;Questions about limits go to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FCC<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>or courts and not private Facebook tribunals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Right to Content Integrity.<\/strong>&nbsp;No unauthorized changes or disclaimers placed around content unless permitted by law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Right to Sue For Damages Over Wrongful Demonetization.<\/strong>&nbsp;Business accounts wrongfully suspended or terminated can sue for damages in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bounded Platform Penalties.&nbsp;<\/strong>A platform can only ban a user for actions taken on that platform. For example, Uber cannot ban a rider who says something bad on Facebook and Etsy can\u2019t remove an account for something posted on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How will this be important?  Everyone is talking about this. Apple has a call for data privacy to be a right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/408614-joe-clements-we-need-an-internet-bill-of-rights\">Florida Politics | Joe Clements: We need an internet \u2018bill of rights\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s happening? The Florida Governor and legislative leaders are proposing a Transparency in Tech bill that would: Publish standards used to ban posts, de-platform and shadow ban users. Provide equal access for established news organizations and qualified political candidates to reach users free from manipulation by algorithms. Stop arbitrarily censoring and\/or de-platforming users. 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