Pasco Reporter

Silicon Valley pulling the plug on Parler, plus the suspension of various social media accounts of former President Trump and other conservatives have caused “great fear among much of Florida’s citizens,” according to a letter from Steve Garrison published in chronicleonline.com.     

The “social media giants must understand that this is not a way to bring unity to our state and country,” Garrison wrote. “Quite frankly these are the actions of a totalitarian government rather than a democracy.”

“Their monopolistic actions are leaving all conservatives without a viable way to communicate with President Trump as well as with each other,” he said.

Garrison urged State Sen. Wilton Simpson to reinforce legislation efforts that would ban Florida from investing in Big Tech.

“I am urging you to support legislation that would prohibit Florida state government from investing any state-controlled monies in companies that are effectively silencing President Trump and conservatives,” Garrison wrote. “These companies would include Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, and any other company that hinders the ability of law-abiding Florida citizens from communicating in a free and open forum without fear of retaliation or censure.”

Thousands of social media accounts were suspended after rioters stormed the Capitol Building in an attempt to overturn the electoral vote results.