evidence: Florida has been a hotbed of government speech regulations under Governor Ron DeSantis, who has lately even taken to saying he will control Disney’s content. So it’s not surprising to see other Republican lawmakers in the state take broader shots at the First Amendment — but I was admittedly not expecting the latest one to be a blogger registry. As covered by WFLA last week, state Senator Jason Brodeur has proposed a bill that would require "bloggers" who are compensated for writing about any Florida elected official to register with a state agency — either the Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics, depending on the post’s subject. Registered bloggers must then submit monthly reports disclosing any posts they’ve written about Florida officials, including how much they were compensated and who offered the compensation. Failure would result in a fine of up to $2,500 for each report, potentially on top of other unspecified penalties. [...] Hopefully neither of Florida’s new anti-press bills passes, and it seems unlikely that bloggers will be registering their posts any time soon. It’s also, however, clearer than ever how hollow Republican claims of fighting censorship really are.