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Florida GOP Rep Calls On State To Boycott Big Tech Censors

"They may get to decide who they do business with. So do we.”

Hank Berrien
Florida GOP Rep Calls On State To Boycott Big Tech Censors
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On Tuesday, a Florida GOP state representative wrote an open letter to Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and his cabinet asking them to “order the immediate divestment of any Florida-held equity and debt of the following companies: Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Apple and Alphabet (Google).”

Rep. Randy Fine started his letter noting that last Wednesday’s attack at the U.S. Capitol was “one of the saddest days of my life.” He referred to the “heroic officers” as they “held back a violent mob,” adding that “terrorists defiled a sacred temple of democracy.”

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