Commentary: Despite social-media age limit’s good intentions, it is blatant government overreach
orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/13/commentary-despite-social-media-age-limits-good-intentions-it-is-blatant-government-overreach/
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill that bans children under 14 from having social media accounts
nbcnews.com/tech/florida-ron-desantis-signs-bill-social-media-kids-ban-rcna144950
Quick Glance: Florida's Legislation Limits Social Media Access for Minors
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs bill prohibiting social media use for children under 14.
- Supporters aim to safeguard children's mental health, while critics argue against potential infringement on free speech.
- The law mandates social media platforms to delete accounts of minors and conduct third-party age verification.
- Several other states have implemented comparable regulations, with Meta opposing the law citing privacy concerns.
Gabby Petito-inspired law, bills aimed at protecting kids, signed by DeSantis: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed several bills aimed at protecting ...
nbcmiami.com/news/local/gov-desantis-signs-florida-bills-gabby-petito-act/3281119/
Podcast: UN Gaza ceasefire, ISIS-K threat and Boeing’s boss: The US and Israel are on a collision course after a US abstention allowed the passage of a UN Gaza ...
reuters.com/podcasts/podcast-un-gaza-ceasefire-isis-k-threat-boeings-boss-2024-03-26/
Florida governor signs law restricting social media access for children: Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law banning children under ...
cnn.com/2024/03/25/tech/florida-social-media-law-age/
Florida’s new social media ban makes a big splash but here’s how it will cost us | Opinion
miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article287143720.html
Commentary: Thank you, Gov. DeSantis, for protecting parents’ rights: A bill that would have set a strict age limit on social media was vetoed by the governor ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/03/05/commentary-thank-you-gov-desantis-for-protecting-parents-rights/
Florida GOP senators defend DeSantis’ surgeon general amid measles outbreak: The measles outbreak shows the further polarization of vaccines.
politico.com/news/2024/03/04/florida-measles-ladapo-desantis-00144561
DeSantis vetoes Florida bill banning social media for most kids: DeSantis vetoed a Florida bill that would have prohibited all minors up to 15 from creating ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/01/florida-social-media-ban-desantis-veto/
Florida lawmakers, advocates march in protest of anti-transgender legislation: Florida has passed a growing list of anti-LGBTQ policies in recent years.
abcnews.go.com/US/florida-lawmakers-advocates-march-protest-anti-transgender-legislation/story
Florida lawmakers pass ban on social media for kids under 16 despite constitutional concerns
nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/florida-lawmakers-pass-ban-social-media-kids-16-constitutional-concern-rcna140214
Florida lawmakers approve ban on social media accounts for children under 16: Florida lawmakers have fast-tracked legislation that forces social media companies ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4484985-florida-lawmakers-approve-ban-on-social-media-accounts-for-children-under-16/
Bill allowing virtual vet visits for your pet headed to DeSantis: The measure, in part, would allow vets to prescribe certain drugs via televisits.
tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/03/11/vet-telehealth-pet-florida-desantis-dog-cat-health/
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'Young kids simply shouldn't be on social media': The latest Instant Opinion,/instant-opinions,,instant-opinions, breaking news, comment ...
theweek.com/politics/desantis-signs-law-protecting-children-from-social-media
Florida Bans Kids Under 14 From Having Social Media Accounts. Here's What's Going On
cnet.com/tech/florida-bans-kids-under-14-from-having-social-media-accounts-heres-whats-going-on/
$META $SNAP | New Florida Law To Ban Social Media For Kids Under 14, Require ID Checks On All Ages—What's At Stake For Meta, Snap And Tech ETFs
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Florida Republicans Want to Teach About Communism in Kindergarten: The state GOP says children should learn about communism from a curriculum approved by a Ron ...
newsweek.com/florida-gop-republicans-communism-ron-desantis-1869951
Social media showdown between GOP Legislature and Ron DeSantis?: Florida's legislature defied the governor by approving HB 1, the controversial social media ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/02/23/social-media-bill-could-spark-showdown-between-legislature-desantis/
Our lawmakers keep making the wrong calls | Letters to the editor: A reader faults the Legislature for focusing on all the wrong things.
sun-sentinel.com/2024/02/26/our-lawmakers-keep-making-the-wrong-calls-letters-to-the-editor/
Social media ban for kids moves in Florida Senate, despite DeSantis’ concerns: Florida senators moved forward late Monday with a proposed social media ban for ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/02/05/social-media-ban-for-kids-moves-in-florida-senate-despite-desantis-concerns/
Stuck in Florida, Ron DeSantis Still Dreams of Commanding an Army: He sounded more enthusiastic about sending state troops to the Texas border than talking about ...
thedailybeast.com/stuck-in-florida-ron-desantis-still-dreams-of-commanding-an-army
Florida governor vetoes social media ban for youth: Florida governor vetoes social media ban for youth
news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/2/florida-governor-vetoes-social-media-ban-for-youth-1612
Letters: Time for Biden to go | Worthless internet ban | DeSantis hire offends: Time for Biden to give notice I had hoped it wouldn’t come to this — and I know ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/01/31/letters-time-for-biden-to-go-worthless-internet-ban-desantis-hire-offends/
Steve Bannon Predicts 'Petulant Child' Ron DeSantis Will Never Be President: Bannon mocked DeSantis, referring to the Florida governor as a "petulant child" who ...
newsweek.com/steve-bannon-predicts-ron-desantis-never-president-1863002
DeSantis prepares to go down swinging — at Fox News: DeSantis is going after Fox for catering to Trump. It’s a well-founded allegation, but it’s also the result ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/12/desantis-prepares-go-down-swinging-fox-news/
Letters: Ukraine needs help | Ban social media | DeSantis’ wasteful plane trips: Feb. 24 marks two years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/02/23/letters-ukraine-needs-help-ban-social-media-desantis-wasteful-plane-trips/
Commentary: DeSantis should empower parents and reject Big Tech carveouts. Veto the social media ban
orlandosentinel.com/2024/02/01/gov-desantis-veto-the-social-media-ban-opinion/
Gov. DeSantis: Empower parents and reject Big Tech carveouts. Veto the social media ban | Opinion
sun-sentinel.com/2024/01/29/gov-desantis-empower-parents-and-reject-big-tech-carveouts-veto-the-social-media-ban-opinion/
Florida welcomes students fleeing campus antisemitism, with little evidence that there's demand
apnews.com/article/desantis-florida-campus-antisemitism-d1fc8e5883fdbdec75431f58b28cfc6a
DeSantis sees Florida’s anti-trans law mirrored in South Carolina Legislature’s surgery ban proposal
thestate.com/news/politics-government/article284302658.html/
Judge: DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care ban, restrictions
apnews.com/article/florida-desantis-transgender-law-trial-61639592d4c5e8512af3d3b078e40862
Florida judge says DeSantis spread false info on trans healthcare: A federal judge criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis's ban on gender-affirming care for minors and ...
businessinsider.com/ron-desantis-transgender-gender-affirming-care-ban-judge-issues-injuction-2023-12
A minus 7 wind chill is no ‘real danger’ to Texas schoolkids? You’re out of your mind | Opinion
star-telegram.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article284677121.html
The story of 2023 is our state leaders’ war on modernity | Fred Grimm: This year, urgent issues, from climate to property insurance, were abandoned in favor of ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/12/29/the-story-of-2023-is-our-state-leaders-war-on-modernity-fred-grimm/
Quick Glance: State Leaders' War on Modernity | Fred Grimm
- In the past, Florida did not consider drag queens, Mickey Mouse, transgender kids, college professors, undocumented migrants, and school librarians as existential threats.
- Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz affirmed the teaching of Black history in public schools in January.
- In July, the Florida Board of Education mandated middle school history courses to include the positive aspects of forced bondage, surprising historians.
- Florida's 2023 will be remembered as the year when Ron DeSantis and Manny Diaz revamped history.
The county is wrong: Tunnel is better option | Letters to the editor: Thank you for the article about the bridge vs. tunnel debate, including the letter from ...
sun-sentinel.com/2024/01/23/the-county-is-wrong-tunnel-is-better-option-letters-to-the-editor/
DeSantis looks to use fight over transgender rights to boost his campaign in final weeks before Iowa
cnn.com/2023/12/09/politics/desantis-transgender-rights-iowa/
Letters: Overpopulation | Don’t sue for FSU | Stop wearing fur: Yes, child care is expensive, but maybe extreme population growth is to blame.
orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/10/letters-overpopulation-dont-sue-for-fsu-stop-wearing-fur/
How did Ron DeSantis get to be so weird?: In his latest grandstand, the Florida governor thinks state taxpayers are going to fork over $1 million to sue over ...
deadspin.com/ron-desantis-florida-state-playoff-ncaa-1851081018
Supreme Court rejects Florida's request to enforce anti-drag show law - UPI.com
upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/11/16/supreme-court-rejects-florida-emergency-request-to-enforce-anti-drag-legislation/9371700171547/
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Blocks Florida Anti-Drag Law
- Florida's law limiting drag shows remains blocked, dealing a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis' initiative.
- The high court was asked to narrow a lower court’s injunction blocking the law from being enforced statewide.
- Justices addressed the First Amendment complexities of the case and called the case an 'imperfect vehicle' for deciding some questions.
- The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals declined Florida’s emergency application for a stay, prompting the state’s appeal to the Supreme Court.
Mom fears Florida anti-trans law would force family apart : Florida's ban on medical treatment for transgender children is facing a challenge in court.
businessinsider.com/florida-transgender-healthcare-law-trial-2023-12
Roger Stone's Attack on Casey DeSantis Sparks Furious Backlash: Stone insulted Casey DeSantis for talking about her children during her governor husband Ron's ...
newsweek.com/roger-stone-attack-casey-desantis-sparks-furious-backlash-1846872
DeSantis seeks U.S. Supreme Court’s aid in Hamburger Mary’s drag ruling: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the Hamburger Mary's ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/10/25/desantis-seeks-u-s-supreme-courts-aid-in-hamburger-marys-drag-ruling/
Letters: Fighting back against new school rules: At the county, state and university level, new rulings and laws are limiting freedom and dissent ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/11/13/letters-fighting-back-against-new-school-rules/
Jimmy's Thanksgiving monologue: The Bidens spend Thanksgiving in Nantucket, Ron DeSantis sits at the kid’s table and Tonight Show Superlatives: Seahawks vs ... Show more
Outraged Mom Alleges Book Promoting Sex at Church Camp Is in Classroom: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis previously signed legislation in the state banning books in ...
newsweek.com/mom-outraged-alleges-book-promoting-sex-church-camp-classroom-1837094
Florida asks Supreme Court to freeze ruling blocking drag show law’s enforcement: In an emergency request, Florida asked the Supreme Court to allow the ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4274296-supreme-court-florida-drag-show-law/
Targeted Pinellas School Board member Eileen Long faces challenger: Long is one of several school board members targeted statewide by Gov. Ron DeSantis for ...
tampabay.com/news/pinellas/2023/09/02/targeted-pinellas-school-board-member-eileen-long-faces-challenger/
Paid articlePaid Ron DeSantis' Abortion Plan Sparks Widespread Ridicule: The Florida governor and Republican presidential hopeful suggested that one way to reduce abortions is to ...
newsweek.com/ron-desantis-abortion-plan-sparks-widespread-ridicule-1825154
DeSantis blows up debate moderators’ effort to query candidates on climate change
charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article278485089.html
DeSantis asked about his response if his kids turn out to be gay or trans: ‘We’ll leave that between my wife and I’
thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/4155339-desantis-response-if-his-kids-turn-out-gay-trans/
Quick Glance: DeSantis' stance on children's gender identity
- DeSantis avoids addressing his children's gender identity
- He believes protecting children means certain things are not appropriate
DeSantis’s Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools: Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and ...
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/08/07/in-desantis-fla-schools-get-ok-for-climate-denial-videos-00109466
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended a top prosecutor in Central Florida. It's the second time he has ousted an elected state attorney in the past year ... Show more trib.al/32J6Z97
Quick Glance: DeSantis' 2024 Strategy Remains Unclear Despite Campaign Chief Swap
- DeSantis appoints two external strategists and dismisses campaign manager Generra Peck
- Uthmeier is chosen for his management skills rather than as a strategist
- Uthmeier reviews the campaign's books and evaluates the operation
- Marc Reichelderfer will take a major strategic position within the campaign
A lot is happening in Florida education. These are some of the changes kids will see
npr.org/2023/08/14/1193557432/florida-education-private-schools-prageru-desantis
Florida social-studies curriculum threatens educators | Commentary: Book bans and the politicizing of gender and sexual orientation and African American history ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/08/17/florida-social-studies-curriculum-threatens-educators-commentary/
Ron DeSantis Dodges Question On How He'd React If His Kids Came Out: The Republican presidential hopeful didn't have much of an answer when asked how he'd handle ...
huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-own-kids-gay-transgender_n_64dd2459e4b06b5d9bad9ca8
Hiltzik: The Republican myths about COVID policies: A new study shows that, contrary to GOP mythmaking, lockdowns reduced the spread of COVID ...
latimes.com/business/story/2023-08-29/no-gov-desantis-covid-lockdowns-saved-lives-and-your-policies-did-the-opposite
DeSantis hits reset button on campaign trail. Unfortunately, it’s too late for Florida | Opinion
miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article277887178.html
Indoctrination in Florida schools? PragerU’s conservative content aims to change minds
sun-sentinel.com/2023/07/31/indoctrination-in-florida-schools-pragerus-conservative-content-aims-to-change-minds/
Slavery curriculum: Florida's schools to trivialize slavery in the future: Students should learn that slaves also would have benefited from forced labor ...
tagesanzeiger.ch/in-floridas-schulen-soll-kuenftig-die-sklaverei-verharmlost-werden-728745724750
Harris, on DeSantis’s turf, blasts Florida curriculum on Black history: Vice President Harris, in Florida, denounced what she calls an effort to rewrite the ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/21/harris-desantis-florida-black-history/
Quick Glance: VP Harris condemns Florida's new Black history curriculum
- Harris labels Florida's new education standards as insulting and misleading.
- Harris criticizes Florida's new framework for teaching Black history in schools.
- Harris criticizes Florida's new standards that teach African Americans were perpetrators in racially motivated massacres.
- The Florida Board of Education approved changes to the social studies curriculum on Wednesday.
How an Enslaved Blacksmith Had to Enslave His Own Family to Win Their Freedom: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the “benefits” of slavery, but the formerly ...
thedailybeast.com/how-an-enslaved-blacksmith-had-to-enslave-his-own-family-to-win-their-freedom
Paid articlePaid DeSantis refuses to say what he'd do if one of his kids is gay or trans: The Florida governor has been a major proponent of restricting how gender identity can ...
businessinsider.com/desantis-refuses-to-answer-question-about-his-kids-gay-trans-2023-8
Paid articlePaid Federal judge won’t block Florida’s transgender treatment law as case moves on: Judge Hinkle held a hearing on plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction to ...
miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article278855229.html
What it’s really like to live in Ron DeSantis’s Florida: Under its ‘anti-woke’ governor, the US state is clamping down on abortion, drag acts and children’s ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/what-its-really-like-to-live-in-ron-desantiss-florida-pr6zd7k5h
Paid articlePaid Slavery wasn’t so bad? Fight this degradation | Letters to the editor: A reader rallies Floridians to fight Gov. Ron DeSantis and his "degradation" of ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/07/24/slavery-wasnt-so-bad-fight-this-degradation-letters-to-the-editor/
'Mama bears' may be the 2024 race's soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism
apnews.com/article/2024-republicans-president-mama-bears-moms-desantis-a96ae3d1ed167f823360e7645ca4b519
USA: Slavery to be trivialized in Florida's schools: In the future, children should learn that slaves would have benefited from forced labor: Republican Ron ...
sueddeutsche.de/politik/florida-schulen-sklaverei-trump-desantis-1.6060868
Florida schools to censor Shakespeare over ‘raunchy’ content: ‘I think the rest of the nation – no, the world, is laughing us,’ one teacher against the idea said ...
independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/shakespeare-florida-schools-sex-plays-b2390099.html
Casey DeSantis Rolled Out the Public Role She’ll Play in Her Husband’s Campaign. It Tells Us a Lot.
slate.com/human-interest/2023/07/desantis-ron-casey-president-campaign-mamas.html
Disney CEO Bob Iger slams DeSantis’s attacks on company as ‘preposterous’ : Disney CEO Bob Iger on Thursday slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) attacks ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4095387-disney-ceo-bob-iger-slams-desantiss-attacks-on-company-as-preposterous/
Quick Glance: Disney Considers Selling TV Assets, CEO Bob Iger Says
- Disney owns various TV properties including broadcaster ABC and cable networks like National Geographic and FX.
- Iger leaves open the possibility of selling.
- In July 2022, streaming services overtook traditional linear TV as the most common way people consumed television.
- Disney could soon sell its TV assets as they may not be core to the company.
Our students deserve to learn honest history | Commentary: The president of the Florida Education Association writes that Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn't want ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/07/15/our-students-deserve-to-learn-honest-history-commentary/
Not off limits? Republicans take aim at Joe Biden over his youngest granddaughter
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/24/republican-joe-hunter-biden-granddaughter/70458103007/
Ron DeSantis’ Dumb, Failed Strategy to Campaign on Culture War Bullsh*t: The Florida governor seems to misunderstand that he’s running for President of the ...
thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-dumb-failed-strategy-to-campaign-on-culture-war-bullsht
Quick Glance: DeSantis defends anti-LGBTQ video attacking Trump
- DeSantis defends an anti-LGBTQ video shared by his campaign that attacks Trump for his past support of gay and transgender people.
- DeSantis calls the video a 'fair attack' on Trump and denies it being homophobic.
- The video was shared amid a growing conservative campaign against LGBTQ rights and celebrations.
- Criticism of the video came from various sources, including the Log Cabin Republicans and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Letters: GOP’s Bible rewrite | A vote for public schools | DeSantis’ children as pawns
orlandosentinel.com/2023/08/23/letters-gops-bible-rewrite-a-vote-for-public-schools-desantis-children-as-pawns/
Casey DeSantis pushes for parental rights in Iowa: Praising Reynolds on education, she says husband would bring same energy
thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/casey-desantis-pushes-for-parental-rights-in-iowa/
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It’s trans adults, too: GOP candidates now back trans medical restrictions for all ages
sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article277322158.html
Bob Iger Calls Ron DeSantis’ Attacks on Disney ‘Preposterous and Inaccurate’: The Florida governor has made bashing Disney and other “woke” companies one of his ...
thedailybeast.com/bob-iger-calls-ron-desantis-attacks-on-disney-preposterous-and-inaccurate
Trump to host screening of 'Sound of Freedom,' the divisive anti-child-trafficking hit film
cnbc.com/2023/07/13/trump-to-screen-child-trafficking-film-sound-of-freedom.html
Florida, stop taking Medicaid away from kids, parents who need it | Editorial: Very sick children could be losing access to health insurance under a DeSantis ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/07/09/florida-stop-taking-medicaid-away-from-kids-parents-who-need-it-editorial/
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