British government wants to censor “legal but harmful” speech in wake of riots

The British government is considering revising the Online Safety Act to force social media companies to censor even perfectly legal content if it is deemed “harmful”.

The totalitarian measures are motivated by the violent riots that swept the country last week, with the government claiming that “misinformation” online is to blame for much of the violence.

Officially, the law, passed in October but not due to come into force until 2024, was created to allow the government to fine social media companies up to 10% of their global revenue if they fail to identify illegal content such as child pornography, incitement to violence or “hate speech” on their platforms.

However, the proposed changes indicate that the UK government also wants to be able to punish companies for allowing “legal but harmful” content – such as alleged disinformation.

The newly elected Labour government, like its Liberal-Conservative predecessors, has previously argued that Britons’ right to freedom of expression online must be respected and said it wanted to strike a balance between this and censorship.

Now, however, cabinet minister Nick Thomas Symonds is open to “make changes if necessary” and promises to review the legal framework.

Migrant murdered little girls

Sadiq Khan, the Muslim mayor of London, also advocates restricting the freedom of expression of Britons and says the law needs to be changed and made much broader.

– I think what the government should do very quickly is check if it is fit for purpose. I think it’s not fit for purpose, he says.

After an African migrant murdered three British girls in a bloody stabbing spree, protests against “multiculturalism” and mass immigration soon spread by the thousands across Britain – and in many places quickly degenerated into violent riots and civil unrest.

At the same time, immigrant groups have armed themselves and organized into large gangs that take to the streets to fight and vandalize.

The two groups have clashed with each other and with the police on several occasions, to the point where there has been talk of the beginning of a civil war.

Civil war is inevitable

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