The Supreme Court on Monday appeared conflicted over far-reaching social media laws in Texas and Florida aiming to control how platforms moderate content — particularly ones that are political in nature. The justices invoked everything from how the law could impact the handmade craft online marketplace Etsy, and whether Google-owned Gmail could delete the accounts … Read more
The US Supreme Court seems torn over whether to trigger a radical transformation of the internet. The nation’s highest court heard arguments Monday over state laws in Florida and Texas that restrict how platforms like Facebook and YouTube moderate speech. If the court lets them take effect, social media feeds could look very different, with … Read more
A new front in America’s culture wars will reach the Supreme Court on Monday as the justices hear two cases stemming from controversial laws in Texas and Florida regulating social media bans. The laws aim to block social media companies from banning users based on their political views — even if users violate platform policies. … Read more
Florida lawmakers have fast-tracked legislation that forces social media companies to keep most minors off their platforms. The legislation, which passed the state House Thursday after earlier being approved by the Senate, now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) desk, though he says he’s not quite ready to sign on. DeSantis told reporters Friday that … Read more
Multiple cases of the measles virus have been confirmed at a South Florida elementary school, with the outbreak coming weeks after a nationwide alert went out to physicians about an uptick in cases. A sixth case of the highly contagious virus was confirmed Tuesday evening at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston, just west of … Read more
A 19-year-old Florida man has been arrested after he was caught vandalizing an LGBTQ Pride mural painted at an intersection in Delray Beach, Florida. Dylan Brewer was caught on camera doing burnouts through the intersection multiple times. In addition to the surveillance footage, several bystanders also recorded him and sent the videos to police reports … Read more
The main house at Gordon Pointe spans 11,500 sq ft. The most expensive home for sale in the U.S. hit the market this week for $295 million. Gordon Pointe, as it’s called, is a roughly 9-acre compound in Naples, Florida, on the Gulf Coast, in an affluent enclave called Port Royal. The mega-listing includes a … Read more
Photo: San Mateo County Sheriff California police arrested a Miami man after he allegedly stole a small propellor plane, crashed it onto a beach in Half Moon Bay before leaving the scene. Listen, you can take the man out of Florida, but you cannot take the Florida out of the man. 2024 Porsche Cayenne S … Read more
Florida is really the gift that keeps on giving. The latest tasty news tidbit from the Sunshine State is a 1,000-pound World War II-era bomb was discovered at the Brooksville Tampa Bay Regional Airport, prompting the whole facility to be evacuated for a short time on February 6. Ryan Blaney On The Bond Between Driver … Read more
A Florida lawmaker wants the state to enact a “stand your ground”-style law against a scourge of what he describes as bears “that are on crack” kicking people’s doors down in the middle of the night. At a hearing last week held by the House Infrastructure Strategies Committee, Republican state Rep. Jason Shoaf urged his … Read more
