AOC Is Wrong—Deplatforming Never Works

AOC Is Wrong—Deplatforming Never Works
People pass by a promotion of Fox News host Tucker Carlson on the News Corporation building in New York on March 13, 2019. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
John Mac Ghlionn
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Soon after Tucker Carlson left Fox News, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), more commonly known by her initials, AOC, celebrated on social media, telling her followers that “deplatforming works.” Deplatforming, the practice of preventing an individual with specific views from voicing those views, might work for her, but it’s a disaster for broader society, according to a new peer-reviewed study (pdf).
John Mac Ghlionn
John Mac Ghlionn
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John Mac Ghlionn is a researcher and essayist. He covers psychology and social relations, and has a keen interest in social dysfunction and media manipulation. His work has been published by the New York Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, Newsweek, National Review, and The Spectator US, among others.
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