Whos to say? Facebook, Trump and free speech

Published: May 6, 2021, 9:55 a.m.

The social-media giant\u2019s external-review body upheld a ban on former president Donald Trump\u2014for now. We ask how a narrow ruling reflects on far broader questions of free speech and regulation. America\u2019s young offenders are often handed long sentences and face disproportionate harms; we examine reforms that are slowly taking hold. And the Broadway mental-health musical that is a surprise hit in China.

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