Half of UK Public Against ‘No-Platforming’ Controversial Speakers at Universities

Half of UK Public Against ‘No-Platforming’ Controversial Speakers at Universities
A woman stomps on a free speech sign at the University of California–Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2017. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
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Half of the public is against students “no-platforming” controversial speakers at British universities–but younger people are less likely to oppose the practice than older adults, a survey suggests.

More Britons think people are too easily offended (55 percent) rather than believing there is a need to talk more sensitively to those from different backgrounds (42 percent), according to a study into culture wars.