| A new bill takes aim at government pressure to silence lawful online speech(eff.org) | |
| 283 points by hn_acker 19 hours ago | 125 comments | |
tl;dr: Senators Cruz and Wyden introduced the bipartisan JAWBONE Act, which creates a federal cause of action against government officials who coerce platforms, broadcasters, or AI providers into suppressing lawful speech, and mandates transparency for such communications. EFF supports the bill, citing recent examples like the Trump administration pressuring Apple to remove the ICEBlock app, while cautioning that not all government-platform communication is coercive and that platforms retain their own First Amendment right to moderate content. | |
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