Proposed NC bill would ban 'censorship' by social media sites

Proposed NC bill would ban 'censorship' by social media sites<br /><br />A draft bill circulating among Senate Republicans would allow lawsuits against social media platforms for "censoring" political or religious speech.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/user/9922149/proposed-nc-bill-would-ban-censorship" rel="noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/user/9922149/proposed-nc-bill-would-ban-censorship</a><br /><br />Conservatives have claimed for some time that their voices are unfairly downgraded or banned by social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter, which did ban former President Donald Trump's account after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.<br /><br />The "Stop Social Media Censorship Act," sponsored by Sen. Ted Alexander, R-Gaston, would allow users to sue social media sites in state court for censoring or hiding political or religious speech. Users could sue for up to $75,000 in statutory damages, plus any punitive or compensatory damages awarded.<br /><br />It would also forbid social media sites from censoring or banning users for "hate speech."<br /><br />The Bill Starts out with this info before it goes into details:<br /><br />AN ACT TO ENACT THE NORTH CAROLINA STOP SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP ACT TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES FROM CENSORING CERTAIN POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS SPEECH.<br /><br />Whereas, the federal Communications Decency Act was created to protect decent speech, not deceptive trade practices; and Whereas, repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act at the federal level is unnecessary because it already includes a state law exemption and the Stop Social Media Censorship Act was crafted to fall squarely in the state law exemption of Section 230 to cure abuses of Section 230 to protect the consumers of this State; and Whereas, this State has a compelling interest in holding certain social media websites to higher standards for having substantially created a digital public square through fraud, false advertising, and deceptive trade practices; and Where