Florida bill would require bloggers to register before writing about DeSantis

A bill proposed this week by a Republican state senator in Florida would require bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), his Cabinet officers and members of the Florida legislature to register with the state. Bloggers who receive compensation for a given online post about an elected state officer would have to register with…

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@Popehat this definition also includes basically any news site

@zetazero @Popehat
The bill itself excludes news organizations explicitly, though it doesn't make the distinction very clear...

"The term does not include the website of a
143 newspaper or other similar publication."