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Toby Young on Cancel Culture

It's Complicated

CHAPTER

The Impact of Social Media on Free Speech and Cancel Culture

This chapter examines how social media has affected free speech by discussing the formation of Twitter mobs, the rise of cancel culture, and the fear of backlash. It also shares an example of a charity trustee who faced pressure from activists on social media but was reinstated with the help of the Free Speech Union.

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