DeSantis unveils 'Digital Bill of Rights' to safeguard Floridians from Big Tech

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) introduced a sweeping slate of policies dubbed the "Digital Bill of Rights" aimed at safeguarding "Floridians from Big Tech harm and Big Tech overreaches" on Wednesday.

Under the proposal, which will head to the state legislature for its session that begins in March, Florida would protect its citizens' privacy rights, offer protections against harm to children, and protect against unfair censorship in the digital realm, among other things.

"We want to protect your right as a Floridian to have private, in-person conversations without Big Tech surveilling you," DeSantis proclaimed Wednesday. "If you want to consent to let them have this information so they can fashion advertising based off of it, it’s your right to consent to do so, but it should only be if you consent."