Prohibits selective suspension of candidates for elective office by social media websites.
This bill prohibits major social media platforms (defined as those with $100M+ annual revenue and 100M+ global users) from willfully suspending or banning candidates for state or local office during election periods - from qualification until election day or when they withdraw. Platforms must provide a verification method using official election websites (like the Division of Elections) to confirm a user’s candidate status. The bill also requires platforms to disclose if they provide free advertising to candidates, though regular candidate posts shown like other users’ content don’t count as free ads. Violations could trigger daily fines of up to $250,000 for statewide office candidates or $25,000 for others, enforced by New Jersey’s Election Law Enforcement Commission.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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Erik Peterson
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