Arthur Bright

The United Kingdom has seen remarkable churn at the highest level of government, going through six prime ministers in the last 10 years, largely due to turmoil within the Conservative Party. Now Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party and U.K. prime minister since 2024, could be headed for the exits as well, thanks to a storm of scandal, procedure, and politics. What is the controversy?

Members of Congress don’t agree on much these days, but there’s one idea both the right and the left support: Something needs to be done to rein in social media companies. Democrats’ concerns revolve around harassment and misinformation, while Republicans’ focus is on political speech. Both sides have set their sights on a small but critical piece of federal law known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

The mob assault on the Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 6 has resulted in upheaval for political social media. After the events, President Donald Trump and his team continued to post material that could be interpreted to endorse the riots. Facebook, Twitter, and other major social media companies viewed this as a violation of their terms of use. Does deactivating the president’s accounts violate free speech?