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Seems like a cheap alternative would be for a group of companies to co-own a "theme park". Fight stupid with stupid

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Here is what they would have to accomplish:

From the new law:

https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.as...

  > The term does not include any information service, system, Internet search engine, or access software provider operated by a company that owns and operates a theme park or entertainment complex as defined in s. 509.013.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2015/509.013

  > “Theme park or entertainment complex” means a complex comprised of at least 25 contiguous acres owned and controlled by the same business entity and which contains permanent exhibitions and a variety of recreational activities and has a minimum of 1 million visitors annually.

Twitter could kill two birds with one stone and establish a 25 contiguous acre zone filled with recreational activities where visitors rate tweets on whether or not they think it violates the Terms of Service.

I’m imagining each company starting a theme park to get around the law. Microsoft’s would have scary rides like Blue Screen of Death and DLL Hell. Facebook’s rides have people you never want to talk to again trying to start conversations with you, and you have to deflect 10 in a row to win a stuffed animal. Google’s park will shut down their best rides just when people were starting to like them. Apple’s will be sleek and glassy and completely silent — you’ll only be able to hear what’s going on when you put on your AirPods Pro Max 3S.

That last one doesn’t sound like a bad idea at all.

Hilarious

The cheaper alternative is to sue and have the clearly unconstitutional theater piece thrown out.

Facebook doesn't want to be in the theme park ownership game, but it would be kind of hilarious if they either bought NBCUniversal or just bought Universal Studios theme park out of NBCUniversal.

Or, hell, I bet Merlin Entertainment might be receptive to an offer for Legoland.

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