The Brazilian experience is instructive here. Govt doesn't have to "ban" X: they simply demand X enforce UK law or it'll be blocked here until it does. Musk will call their bluff, they'll have to block X, at which point Musk will begrudgingly comply

This is sadly the only leverage they have

Exactly. Brazil didn't "ban" X either despite how it was reported: it simply demanded X enforce Brazilian law with blocking the site as the only available leverage. Musk refused, site was blocked, Musk complied, site was restored

They've been systematically infiltrated and attacked from all sides by the global far fight. If Labour doesn't defend them then they could be lost

Got to be the X effect again?

Streeting could do something about this if he really wanted to!

Unfortunately this is the norm on Facebook now. It's flooded with open racism and Meta refuses to moderate any of it, ignoring almost all reports. Millions of ordinary people who happen not to be white are now effectively forced to wade through racism just to keep up with the news and local events

The BBC is at risk of becoming a de facto far right mouthpiece, too terrified to say no to them and too terrified to question what they say lest their powerful friends with deep pockets and nuclear arsenals threaten them again

Not at all, and I'd be grateful if your first recourse weren't needless hostility. I'm a person on the end of this so talk to me like one please

I wish Lewis would realise what he's in the middle of. I know he doesn't agree with this

He's even done a Russell Brand "look, I know long words"

I don't even know any more. Either way the end result is the same so I don't care

Yeah, the doomscrolling and dunking are addicting in their own very toxic way

Frankly if they don't they're finished—he'll threaten them again and again