Bipartisan JAWBONE Act would allow lawsuits over alleged government coercion of media and tech platforms
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The JAWBONE Act, introduced by Senators Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden, is a bipartisan bill that would allow individuals to sue for damages related to alleged illegal coercion of social media, AI, or broadcasting companies by government officials. It also imposes new transparency requirements for government communications with those companies. The bill could enable lawsuits against FCC Chair Brendan Carr over alleged threats to TV stations' broadcast licenses following a Jimmy Kimmel joke, though Carr denies making threats. It could also support claims from users whose posts about medical misinformation or criticism were removed. The bill is backed by the ACLU, FIRE, and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.
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It could also support claims by lesser-known users whose posts about medical misinformation or criticism were removed or targeted.
Cruz and Wyden's prior remarks cite alleged government pressure during the pandemic, which was previously addressed by a Supreme Court ruling finding no clear evidence of coercion and no grounds for the lawsuit.
Backers include the ACLU, FIRE, and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.
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