The Online Freedom of Speech Act, which The Post endorsed here, failed the House. It had a majority, but not the two-thirds needed under the rules.

Here’s an account from Allison Hayward. Bob Bauer lays out why this is a really big setback for freedom of speech on the Internet.

I firmly believe that the speech-regulation coalition is cracking (as the House vote shows) and that real progress will eventually be made in rolling back these laws. But far more work is needed.