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A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a new Florida law that seeks to punish large social media businesses like Facebook and Twitter if they remove content or ban politicians.U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle granted a preliminary injunction stopping the new law from being enforced. The law mdash; which was supposed to ta stanley quencher ke effect on Thursday mdash; enabled the state to fine large social media companies $250,000 a day if they remove an account of a statewide political candidate, and $25,000 a day if they remove an account of someone running for a local office.The legislation was challenged in federal court in Tallahassee by NetChoice, a lobbying firm that represents Twitter, Facebook and other online companies, and the Computer and Communications Industry Association. Both claimed the new law was unconstitutional and violated federal law. The plaintiffs were likely to prevail on their claim that the new law violated the First Amendment if the case went to trial, Hinkle said.Hinkle said the new law was aimed at only large social media businesses, not smaller ones that provide the same services, and made exceptions for Disney and their apps by including that theme park owners wouldn t be subject to the law. Walt Disney World outside Orlando is one of the state s largest private employers stanley cup . The legislation compels providers to host speech that violates their standardsmdash peech they otherwise would not hostmdash;and forbids stanley cup prov Pzzu President Obama jokes about becoming an Uber driver after leaving office
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