Applebaum argues that if something is not offensive, then it should be allowed to get posted and shared. The cartoon Applebaum discusses was not believed to have offended anyone let alone be viewed as dangerous or harmful. The University eventually to censor the article at the risk of allowing terrorism. Applebaum protested the censorship because the fear of publishing came only from assumption. Not only Yale, but one of the richest media companies were not willing to take the chance of offending Putin. Like a chain reaction, other companies jumped on the self-censorship bandwagon and refused to publish anything that could potentially offend. This shows how desperate companies and organizations are to protect their image, even at the cost of possibly saying what people need to hear. The students at Yale were basically told that they do not have the freedom to post something as seemingly harmful as a
Applebaum argues that if something is not offensive, then it should be allowed to get posted and shared. The cartoon Applebaum discusses was not believed to have offended anyone let alone be viewed as dangerous or harmful. The University eventually to censor the article at the risk of allowing terrorism. Applebaum protested the censorship because the fear of publishing came only from assumption. Not only Yale, but one of the richest media companies were not willing to take the chance of offending Putin. Like a chain reaction, other companies jumped on the self-censorship bandwagon and refused to publish anything that could potentially offend. This shows how desperate companies and organizations are to protect their image, even at the cost of possibly saying what people need to hear. The students at Yale were basically told that they do not have the freedom to post something as seemingly harmful as a