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Broward Democrat Set To Surrender To Authorities Over Social Media Posts

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Elijah Manley

***UPDATE*** Manley was formally charged on Friday with two counts of Intimidation-Write, Send Threat To Kill Or Injure. Bail set at $20,000 on both charges. Original story follows below.***

Broward Democrat Elijah Manley will surrender to authorities on Thursday after making negative comments on social media, a source tells REDBROWARD. Manley is accused of making a written threat of violence in response to political posts. Manley recently ran for the US Congress in District 20. He lost the Democrat nomination to Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.

Manley’s repost of a Florida Politics story on Democrat finances allegedly contained the threat of violence.

“Every democrat needs to get behind the Democratic nominee for Senate,” Manley wrote. “Anybody not doing that, I promise you I’m going to cut your fucking head off.”

Manley has been a vocal critic of Wasserman-Schultz and the Democratic Party establishment over their perceived mistreatment of black voters in Broward. Redistricting forced Wasserman-Schultz to run for the CD 20 seat once held by the late Alcee Hastings.

Sources close to Manley believe politics are behind the criminal charge.

Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Social Media Legislation To Protect Children And Uphold Parental Rights

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Governor Ron DeSantis

From the press office of Governor Ron DeSantis:

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 3, which prohibits children under the age of 14 from becoming social media account holders and allows 14- and 15-year-olds to become account holders with parental consent. 

“Social media harms children in a variety of ways,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “HB 3 gives parents a greater ability to protect their children. Thank you to Speaker Renner for delivering this landmark legislation.” 

“The internet has become a dark alley for our children where predators target them and dangerous social media leads to higher rates of depression, self-harm, and even suicide,” said House Speaker Paul Renner. “I am proud of the work of all our bill sponsors, Representatives Tyler Sirois, Fiona McFarland, Michele Rayner, Chase Tramont, and Toby Overdorf for delivering a legislative framework that prioritizes keeping our children safe. Thanks to Governor DeSantis’ signature, Florida leads the way in protecting children online as states across the country fight to address these dangers.”

Specifically, this bill: 

  • Prevents a minor who is younger than 14 years of age from becoming a social media account holder.
  • Empowers parents to decide whether 14- and 15-year-olds can have a social media account.
  • Protects the ability of Floridians to remain anonymous online.

In addition to protecting children from the dangers of social media, HB 3 requires pornographic or sexually explicit websites to use age verification to prevent minors from accessing sites that are inappropriate for children.