Social media offers almost unlimited access to the global conversation, giving everyone a voice without traditional media editorial.

Over the past decade, the growth of social media platforms hasn’t been without issue. Facebook, YouTube and Instagram are among the largest to face criticism.

Another platform, significantly smaller but just as relevant is Twitter, and it’s at the centre of an online phenomenon disrupting public discourse – cancel culture.

This investigative short video explores the fascinating phenomenon of cancel culture, asking what it is, how it affects those in its path, and whether there’s any way of stopping it.

Despite the abstract nature of social media, there is mostly always another person behind the profile of any given platform.

Everyone has their own experiences, and each character within this story offers a unique perspective – from the cancelled themselves, to those who have to navigate the lines of fact and fiction.

Meet the #cancelled