In establishing US Vice President JD Vance's warning about authoritarian aggression rights in the UK and Europe, the report filed hundreds of UK people under the 2023 Online Safety Act, which includes “fake news.” I discovered that it was being done.
According to Crown Prosecutor's Service Data Get by Telecommunications In a request for freedom of information, 292 UK people have been charged with “verbal crimes” under the online safety law passed to law by the former Tory government.
What is charged includes 23 “illegal false communications” and is often referred to as “fake news” crimes. The controversial clause “prohibits the spread of so-called disinformation that can lead to non-obvious psychological or physical harm. A conviction under the law is the largest in a 51-week prison. A fine of the following will be imposed.
Several charges have been filed for charges following a massive stab attack at a Southport child Taylor Swift dance party for spreading online that the attacker is a Muslim immigrant I discovered that it was done.
After the first silence from the police in the aftermath of the attack, which killed three young girls, attacker Axel Ludakbana was born in the UK for immigrant parents from Rwanda and owned Muslim jihad materials It has become clear that he was doing it.
Since 2023, at least 67 people have been convicted of the speech code, the first of which has been sparked by anti-mass transition riots and protests following Southport's stab wounds.
At the time, the left-wing Labour government released prisoners to create rooms in the UK's crowded prison system for those who simply made posts online rather than actually engaged in violence. I faced criticism.
Young Lord of Acton, a conservative peer and founder of the Free Speech Union, commented: The problem with trying to criminalize “disinformation” is that it gives the nation the power to determine what is and is not true. ”
In addition to the so-called fake news crimes, the online safety law also introduced penalties for “threatening communication,” “revenge porn,” and “cyberflash.” But perhaps more politically important, the law will result in the fine of up to 10% of the global revenue of large online platforms if broadcasting regulator Ofcom is not police its content according to the whims of the UK nation. That is something that can be imposed.
The powers that come into effect next month also give the UK the power to launch criminal charges against senior management and to ban platforms entirely from the country.
The law reportedly has become a key point for the Trump administration for future trade talks with the UK, and major Americans such as the X owned by major Trump Ally Elon Musk. There are reportedly concerns that it will be used to punish social media companies. There have been reports that Downing Street may consider walking some of the restrictions on online speeches, but UK technology secretary Peter Kyle argues that the online safety act is “not the subject of negotiation.”
A government spokesman said: That's why we are taking decisive action through online safety laws, ensuring that social media platforms remove illegal content and prevent the spread of illegal disinformation.
“The false communication crimes introduced in January 2024 strengthen this approach by targeting people who accidentally spread false information with the intention of causing serious harm without any reasonable excuses. While online activities promote real-world harm, we will not wait and continue to be committed to protecting the public from such threats.”
The revelation came in the wake of US Vice President JD Vance's speech at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, where he denounced Europe and the UK for failing to withstand Western freedom ideals, particularly about freedom of speech. . Free speech is something I fear throughout England and Europe.
While the conference was superficially intended to focus on the ongoing war in Ukraine, Vance said that Europe and Britain would rather creep up authoritarian “enemies” from external threats like China and Russia. He pointed out that there is a high possibility that there is less fear from this.
