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FL S1780
Bill
AI Summary
- Requires defamatory articles or broadcasts published on the Internet to be permanently removed within specified timeframes (e.g., 10 days for daily/weekly publications) in order for defendants to limit plaintiff recovery to actual damages only
- Creates a rebuttable presumption that a publisher acted with actual malice when a false statement about a public figure was based on an anonymous source
- Establishes "veracity hearings" allowing any party in a defamation or privacy tort case to request an evidentiary hearing within 60 days to determine whether a statement is fact or opinion and whether it is true, with attorney fees assessed against the nonprevailing party
- Creates liability for using artificial intelligence to create or edit media that falsely attributes something to a person or misleads viewers, provided the content is published, would be highly offensive to a reasonable person, and was made with knowledge or reckless disregard of its falsity
- Expands venue options so defamation or privacy tort claims based on Internet publications may be filed in any county in Florida, and extends existing immunity provisions for radio/television broadcasters to also cover newspapers
Legislative Description
Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses
Last Action
Died in Fiscal Policy
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Fiscal Policy2/6/2024
Full Bill Text
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