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Can hate-spreading platforms actually be shut down?

Anti-immigration protests and riots have been rife in the UK over the last number of days, but wh...

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14.12 6 Aug 2024


Can hate-spreading platforms actually be shut down?


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14.12 6 Aug 2024


Anti-immigration protests and riots have been rife in the UK over the last number of days, but where the far-right finds itself most at home and often where these types of sentiments spark up is online. Fergus Finlay believes we should be shutting down social media platforms that help to spread hate, but is this a realistic or indeed practical option? He joins Seán to discuss.


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