Feature
By Snejana Farberov, New York Post
03-23-23
A Republican Florida state senator has proposed a bill that would require paid bloggers who cover Gov. Ron DeSantis, his cabinet or lawmakers to register with the state or face steep fines.
State Sen. Jason Brodeur’s Senate Bill 1316 would also force bloggers to disclose who is paying them to write about Florida’s elected officials and how much they are pulling in.
The bill defines “elected state officer” as “the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a Cabinet officer, or any member of the Legislature.”
It defines a blog as “a website or webpage that hosts any blogger and is frequently updated with opinion, commentary or business content.”
The proposed legislation would not apply to newspapers’ websites and other similar publications.
Read the full article here: Florida wants to force bloggers writing about DeSantis to register (nypost.com)
