Is social media hindering or encouraging the right to free speech?
Does social media restrict freedom of speech?
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 29
He was an original social media trailblazer but now Stephen Fry has turned his back on Twitter believing it limits freedom of speech, following a backlash from comments he made during the Baftas earlier this year.
In a controversial interview for an American TV channel this week, Fry said he believes a growing number of people on social media – especially those in the public eye – are fearful to air their true feelings because of the now inevitable repercussions.
Yet many believe social media gives our thoughts and views unprecedented access to a potential global audience of millions.
What’s your view: is social media restricting freedom of speech instead of enabling it?
