Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden try to fight censorship with bipartisan JAWBONE Act

The bill aims to amend current legal precedent, permitting plaintiffs to seek financial damages for coercion without proving it succeeded in changing or removing their content.
It shifts the responsibility to hold any government agency or employee accountable for unlawful censorship, even after they have left office, through financial damages.
The bill introduces limitations on the financial payouts, allowing only compensatory damages and not punitive damages.
A new portal will be created to provide a public summary and full access to communications between agencies and social media, AI, and broadcasting companies to ensure transparency and prevent secret jawboning.
The bill categorizes broadcasters and speech-enabling artificial intelligence systems as critical entities for access to information and individual expression, defending them against government censorship.
“Coerce” is defined broadly to include harmful actions, implications of such actions, or threats; however, it excludes lawful investigations, law enforcement, and actions under a warrant.

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