The Observer view on the high costs order against Carole Cadwalladr | Observer editorial

The court of appeal partially allowed Arron Banks’ appeal. The effect on public interest journalism could be chillingCarole Cadwalladr’s journalism, which has prompted worldwide debate about the role of social media in our democracy and the part that Facebook played in the Brexit referendum, has been recognised with awards on both sides of the Atlantic.It led to multiple criminal investigations, a $5bn fine for Facebook, and revolutionised public understanding of how big tech exploit