While the war in Ukraine enters its third month, our focus this week has turned to the US. The news that Elon Musk has finally staked $44bn on his Twitter bid was accompanied by a suite of tweets setting out how the “free speech absolutist” would remodel the online town square. Not so fast, cautions technology editor Dan Milmo in our big story: the controversial billionaire may find that buying the platform exposes him to a host of legal problems. Meanwhile, a panel of experts examine the pitfalls for Musk and the perils for users.
It has not been a good news week for women in the US or the UK. A leaked draft, ahead of next month’s judgment, suggests America’s supreme court will vote to overturn Roe v Wade, thus ending women’s federal right to abortion. Will women’s rights in the US be thrown back to the 1950s? Washington bureau chief David Smith reports on the implications of the draft ruling while campaigners from both sides of the debate give their reactions.
