In Washington, D.C., the U.S. House Judiciary Committee started an investigation into a new UK law. This proposed British law could force large social media companies like Facebook and YouTube to show more trusted news organisations in people’s feeds. Supporters of the law say it will help users find good journalism more easily online.

The main reason for this law is that UK officials want to make sure people can still find high-quality news. Often, social media algorithms show posts based only on personal interests or past likes, so important news can be harder to see.

Because many big technology companies are American, U.S. lawmakers want to understand if the UK is trying to influence them. The next step is that the committee is collecting information from these companies about their talks with UK officials.