What does the permanent banning of controversial right-wing commentator Katie Hopkins from Twitter say about the current landscape of social media platforms? And will Parler ever take Twitter's place online?

Guests:

Hugo Rifkind, Times Columnist and leader writer.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

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Katie Hopkins: Was Twitter right to ban her?