We don't have to speculate that this will have a chilling effect on free speech; after reading that article, I'm going to be much more cautious about engaging people of certain ideological stripes online.
We live in strange times. So much hostility is now being channelled through superficial social media, and yet a new generation who embraces this technology has been raised with little respect or understanding of free speech, and a hyper-sensitivity to criticism. And it seems to be getting worse. I'd wager more Canadians are going to be affected by this chilling of discourse than were ever silenced by the Red scares of the Cold War.
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