Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) introduced a sweeping slate of policies dubbed the "Digital Bill of Rights" aimed at safeguarding "Floridians from Big Tech harm and Big Tech overreaches" on Wednesday.

Under the proposal, which will head to the state legislature for its session that begins in March, Florida would protect its citizens' privacy rights, offer protections against harm to children, and protect against unfair censorship in the digital realm, among other things.

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"We want to protect your right as a Floridian to have private, in-person conversations without Big Tech surveilling you," DeSantis proclaimed Wednesday. "If you want to consent to let them have this information so they can fashion advertising based off of it, it’s your right to consent to do so, but it should only be if you consent."

Among the litany of reforms to state policy on Big Tech is a ban on TikTok and other major social media platforms with links to the Chinese Communist Party in schools and colleges. At the federal level, politicians on both sides of the aisle have been mulling a ban on TikTok due to its ties to Beijing and national security concerns with it.

Following his speech introducing the policy, DeSantis highlighted five major rights Floridians will gain from the policy: the right to have "private conversations without surveillance by Big Tech," freedom from "unfair censorship," protections against "search engines manipulation," control of personal data, and protections for children.

DeSantis, a rising star within the GOP who is subject to 2024 GOP candidate buzz, has crusaded against Big Tech during his time as governor, currying favor with conservatives who have cried foul over alleged Big Tech censorship.

Under the policy, major search engines, particularly Google, will be mandated under Florida law to divulge whether it prioritizes results based on "political or ideological views, or monetary consideration."

"We want to protect the right to know how these internet search engines are manipulating search results [and have] transparency in terms of what they’re doing so you can evaluate if that’s a search engine that you want to use, or maybe you want to take your business elsewhere," DeSantis added.

He also juxtaposed Big Tech surveillance with that of the federal government, underscoring that private companies can often tap into private data without a court warrant. DeSantis noted that Florida will add a "roadblock" to that and stop "unauthorized data collection."

"We want the right to protect all of your personal information on the largest and most common platforms," DeSantis stressed. "They take that data and make a fortune. They should get authorization from you before they are able to monetize that or use it in any way."

For social media platforms, DeSantis argued that companies such as Facebook and Twitter would not be able to claim to be public forums but operate as publishers with censorship of certain political viewpoints.

He pointed to a past policy in which Floridians can sue companies for consumer fraud if they are too heavy-handed throttling certain posts on ideological grounds. There have been court challenges to the policy pending.

"If you are advertising as being an open platform, you are taking that liability that says you are not a publisher, you’re monetizing by taking people’s data who join your services, and then if you turn around and deplatform someone based on viewpoint, you’re committing a fraud on the consumer," DeSantis said.

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DeSantis has consistently polled as a top likely contender in the 2024 GOP primary for president, polling close to former President Donald Trump. Although he has been largely quiet about his aspirations, he is reportedly eyeing a summertime campaign launch.

In the interim, DeSantis has been cranking out a bevy of policy proposals as he seeks to build up his portfolio and credentials with the conservative base.