I am not familiar with the names of these influencers or people making comments on either TikTok or Twitter. I don't use either and am not aware of the issues. or why people have been "cancelled."
There never really seemed to be an infantile debate regarding matters in the 1980s when I was getting politically aware but "political correctness" did seem to become a creeping issue in the next decade. Although I am by no means a fan, Graham Norton made a point last week about the "Cancel Culture" issue being a reaction to a lack of common decency and a lack of respect. I partly agree but just feel that many arguments have been reduced to the level of playground squabbles. Regardless of which side of any "culture war debate" you are on, the arguments on these platforms don't appear to be particularly robust.
For me the argument isn't so much about free speech but about a lack of understanding and respect. The "cancelling" of people seems to be a really immature reaction and you almost feel that it has become a point scoring exercise. The whole thing is pretty ridiculous and these platforms are incapable of producing the thought out arguments that Vin has lauded. I have little real interest in many of these arguments , especially where the people making them are ill-informed or merely attention seekers trying to hop on the band-wagon. I don't think it helps having politcians using Twitter as the arguments presented seem lessened and are not targetting an audience who is properly informed. The media is too fascinated by comments tweeted by individuals and it is a free and self-perpetuating source of material for the less scrupulous elements of the media.
I was unaware of certain businesses targeting individuals who had made a Tweet that deem to be unacceptable. I think businesses have the right to decline custom should they so wish. By the same token, you wonder how far this might go , for example, with something like internet banking where an individual could be prevented from using a service and effectively cut off from society. I have no idea whether this has happened yet. It certainly seems possible as has been witnessed with the behaviour of a certain entrepreneur famous for his cars and owning Twitter.
The problem is actually far wider than this debate has been suggested as "influencers" have the potential to cause serious issues that have implications for democracy. The whole concept of Twitter strikes me as tailor - made to attention seekers and the total opposite of people who want their information deliered in a fair and balanced manner. As someone who is passionate about history, one of the disciplines you learn is to be thorough and question all angles. The notion that we are living in a "post-truth" era is frightening. People on the Left and Right of any "Culture War" should have a lot to be concerned about.
