Audience members at comedy shows increasingly believe they have the right not only to dislike jokes but to demand the comedian not be booked at venues again, seeking to erase the joke entirely rather than simply choosing not to laugh.

Social media (mega-phones) amplifies the voices of small groups of complainers, creating the false impression that their views are widespread, and institutions now listen to and accommodate these amplified voices.

Twitter/X is functioning as a digital public square and therefore should not have one-sided enforcement of political speech, even if it is a private company.

Trump was banned and the Hunter Biden laptop story was suppressed under the guise of Russian disinformation, which was later proven untrue, demonstrating that platforms put their thumb on the scale for one political side.