Comment by kypro

9 days ago

No? I linked what I was referring to...

The UK government has announced a new "squad" who will check social media for anti-migrant sentiment. Even if you are not "anti-migration" (whatever that means), I think we can agree that opposing migration is still a valid opinion to hold in a democratic society.

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kypro

JodieBenitez 8 days ago

> I think we can agree that opposing migration is still a valid opinion to hold in a democratic society.

Unfortunately, this opinion gets framed as "hate speech" in many countries, with legal consequences. How convenient to criminalize opinions of opponents !

nsteel 9 days ago

Sorry, you are right, I missed it somehow. Still isn't correct, though.

   Detectives will be drawn from forces across the country to take part in a new investigations unit that will flag up early signs of potential civil unrest.
   The division, assembled by the Home Office, will aim to “maximise social media intelligence” gathering after police forces were criticised over their response to last year’s riots.
   ...
   “This team will provide a national capability to monitor social media intelligence and advise on its use to inform local operational decision-making.
   “This will be a dedicated function at a national level for exploiting internet intelligence to help local forces manage public safety threats and risks.

Some might say that's a sensible thing to do in 2025. Others, might spin it another way to fuel their immigration-focused political agenda. The quotes from the Tory and Farage are painful.