UK: Starmer Says Anti-Stabbing Movement Result of Internet Misinformation

Andrew Anglin August 9, 2024

See: UK: Pro-Stabbing Cops Monitoring Anti-Stabbing Protesters on TikTok, Looking for Incriminating Footage

So as it turns out, people were rioting because they saw online fake news that said immigrants are bad. Immigrants are actually good, but people don’t know that, because of misinformation.

It’s possible that AI is responsible.

The Guardian:

Keir Starmer has said ministers will review online misinformation laws after a spreading of falsehoods contributed to this month’s far-right riots.

The prime minister said social media was “not a law-free zone” during a visit to a police station on Friday.

What?

He was asked about remarks made by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, that the Online Safety Act was not fit for purpose and needed to be revisited.

Asked whether he agreed with Khan, Starmer told broadcasters: “I do agree that we’re going to have to look more broadly at social media after this disorder, but the focus at the moment has to be on dealing with the disorder and making sure that our communities are safe and secure.”

There have been calls for the Online Safety Act, which empowers the media regulator to fine social media platforms that fail to tackle disinformation, to be enforced more quickly.

On social media, the prime minister said: “The first thing I’d say is, this is not a law-free zone. And I think that’s clear from the prosecutions and sentencing. Today we’re due sentencing for online behaviour.”

I don’t actually understand what that sentence means.

“That’s a reminder to everyone that whether you’re directly involved or whether you’re remotely involved, you’re culpable, and you will be put before the courts if you’ve broken the law. And so that’s happening today, that sentencing.”

Khan told the Guardian on Thursday: “I think very swiftly the government has realised there needs to be amendments to the Online Safety Act. 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.”

I hate to say this, but: you can’t have a liberal democracy and also say that information is “unsafe.”

It’s interesting that the US calls it the “Kids Online Safety Act,” while the UK drops the “kids” and just says that adults are unsafe if they have free access to information. The US and UK versions are basically the same thing – total internet censorship.

This law was already being pushed before the riots, now they’re justifying it. There’s not really any way to censor British people any more than they already are, but with this apparently they can sue Twitter and Facebook for not censoring enough.

The British have started a major crackdown on internet posting.

We’ll see how that works for them.

For the record: this is a lot more censorship than ever existed in the USSR. It’s not really a good comparison.

In the USSR, you just weren’t allowed to be against the government. In the modern West, you aren’t allowed to be against anything at all. You can be against there not being enough gay sex or abortions. But that, my friend, is a double negative. It just means you’re for more gay sex and abortions.

I guess you can be against white people. Maybe you can be against heterosexuality, broadly. You can be against Russia, China, and Iran. I can’t really think of anything else you can be against.

Basically, the only legal statement is: “I think the government should be doing more of what it’s doing right now!”

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