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Jawboning: When the State Enlists Social Media to Suppress Free Speech, the Lines Are Blurred
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2025 (Jul. 3, 2025) — In the digital age, the U.S. government no longer needs overt statutes or censorship boards to restrict speech. Instead, it uses a more insidious tool: jawboning — informal pressure exerted on private platforms to moderate, suppress, or algorithmically demote disfavored content. Often veiled as…