Criticising twitter for its censorial practices is not anti free speech, says Ray. He argues that the idea that private companies can do what they want is 20 or 30 years out of date. The other major issue when it comes to big tex censorship is that we have to now take into account the sheer e power that they have in global terms.
Political Correctness has formed the basis for a new intolerant mindset, actively policing speech that is deemed offensive or controversial. Rather than confront bad ideas through discussion, it has now become common to intimidate one’s detractors into silence. Taking on board legitimate concerns about how speech can be harmful, Andrew Doyle argues that the alternative — an authoritarian world in which our freedoms are surrendered to those in power — has far worse consequences.