Has cancel culture gone too far? With universities forced to change their free speech policies, some people argue that education means being exposed to shocking views.
Expect to be offended, students told
No-platformed: Three controversial figures who have had their speeches at UK universities cancelled or postponed over student opposition to their views. Glossary
Office for Students - Linked to the UK's Department for Education.
Controversial - Causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement.
Tolerant - Being open-minded and listening to beliefs that are different to your own.
Brexit - The UK's departure from the European Union.
Impartiality - Equal treatment of all sides of a debate or argument.
Federal - In the USA laws are made both by individual states and the federal government, which governs all states together.
Columbia University - A top, Ivy League university in New York, USA.
Authoritarian - Enforcing strict obedience to authority.
