Senators Cruz and Wyden introduce JAWBONE Act to let people sue over government pressure on platforms to remove lawful speech

U.S. senators introduced a bipartisan bill that would create new legal and transparency rules around government efforts to get online services to remove lawful speech. The JAWBONE Act would create a federal cause of action against officials who coerce or try to coerce broadcasters, interactive computer services, or AI providers into acting against First-Amendment-protected expression, and would require more transparency about such government-platform communications. EFF ties the proposal to its ongoing challenge over pressure that led Apple to remove the ICEBlock app.