Now on bbc news after social media suspended donald trump, some have questioned the power of the Silicon Valley giants. Has big tech gone too far, or is it long overdue . Hello and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. Many of us all over the world rely on social media for information, communication and entertainment, but the reach and power of Big Tech Companies is worrying many. Their decision to ban donald trump and decide what can and cant be said on their platforms has reignited the debate about Freedom Of Speech and whether we need new laws to regulate the tech giants. Thats global questions social media, is it more powerful than governments . Well, to bring you this edition of global questions, as always, our questioners and our two panellistsjoin us via video link. So let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week giving the answers. Kara swisher has been described by newsweek as Silicon Valleys most powerful technology journalist. Shes been covering the Tech In
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Will save the average worker about £75. But is that the budget rabbit that conservative backbenchers were after . The answer plainly is no, but the truth is, there was simply not enough money to deliver the cut in income tax they had demanded. After the measures announced today, the Office For Budget Responsibility estimated the chancellor has just £8. 9 billion of headroom left, down from the 13 billion he had in the autumn statement. That the second smallest on record, yet the chancellor gave us a relatively optimistic view of the economy, after covid, a war in europe, and the damage inflicted on the british economy economy this, he said, was a budget for long term growth. Todays obr forecast also shows that we have made Good Progress on the Prime Ministers three economic priorities. Compared to when the three pledges were made, inflation has halved, debt is falling in line with our fiscal rules, and growth is fully 1. 5 Percentage Points higher than predicted. Clamouring. And as g
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