Around 150 academics, writers and other public figures, including JK Rowling, Salman Rushdie and Noam Chomsky have signed a letter highlighting what they see as the negative effects of "cancel culture."

They suggest that debate in public has frequently been stifled by increasingly polarised groups that condemn those with differing opinions.

Amanullah De Sondy, Head of Study of Religions & Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam at UCC and Brenda Power, Columnist with the Daily Mail and Sunday Times, discuss the impact of "cancel culture."