Campus deplatformings hit record high

Campus speaker deplatforming attempts have surpassed 200 in 2026, marking the first time this record has been broken, with the previous year's total already exceeded despite three months remaining in the year. Deplatforming efforts come from both sides of the political spectrum, though right-leaning groups initiated more attempts (96) than left-leaning groups (74) so far this year. Recent examples include blocked speakers like Tim Pool and Jack Posobiec at the University of Chicago, failed attempts to remove Nicholas Kristof from Harvard's Kennedy School, and multiple efforts to prevent Twitch streamer Hasan Piker from speaking at various universities.