1/ “Innocent until proven guilty” is a core principle of justice. If you’re tried in a court of law there are rules of due process: the defendant’s lawyer gets to cross-examine the accuser, defendant gets to bring his or her own witnesses, circumstantial evidence investigated etc
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2/ But when you’re tried in the media or on social media the court of public opinion can be vicious and cruel these days. Just because someone said something, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true! Gossip isn’t evidence. Accountability is one thing, but mob justice is another.
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Replying to @harrybergerNZ
Yes, cancel culture has lost people a lot. A whole whole lot. Careers, money, reputations. And it costs truth. It debilitates a society when people are scared to say or do what others might not like. Truth suffers when all we do is judge.

Jul 10, 2020 · 10:50 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @harrybergerNZ
Powerful people facing accountability, public figures facing criticism, labour suppression, and doxing are not a common cause. "Cancel culture" is a conflation of the lot that lets powerful and malicious people hide behind powerless and innocent.
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