The former head of UK counter terrorism policing is making demands via a direct competitor to self-generated social media.
He's made a number of demands:
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The violence from the "far right" (not other groups) and "lies" (also speculation and rumours, never mind fake news and disinformation) spread on social media should constitute terrorism and be treated as such. Naturally they deadname Tommy Robinson, declare him the leader of far right terrorism and demands his arrest.
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They want social media boycotts by advertisers, giving particular attention to Elon Musk's X (a.k.a. Twitter) in order to either shut them down or get them to tow the Government line (which will be impossible to do with user generated content). Also advocates for further laws regarding speech online, more on that imminently...
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And he also wants the bar of criminality for "hateful extremism" to be lowered. So that a lot more speech that may be, for example, not complementary of the Government, to be criminalised.
So the UK is now in a death spiral where terrorism and extremism are being watered down and will apply to a lot more people in the future if the Government caves in to his demands. All at a time where they don't have the prisons to house so many more people who now are law abiding citizens, will soon unwittingly find themselves criminals.
ETA - In the last hour, the Justice Minister on the BBC has called for Elon Musk to face potential criminal action for his "civil war" post on X, deeming it "deplorable" and "inflammatory", which the UK law will deem incitement (as Blackbelt Barrister detailed in a YouTube video last night). Stating that laws apply online to websites accessible in the UK. If a UK police force requests his arrest, the second he comes to the UK, he'll be arrested.
This is the key thing right now, as one of things I can see happening is the UK returning to 'The Troubles' only instead of it being focused on Irish territory claims, it will be about establishment backed racial issues and lead to bombings of government, illegal immigrant centers and even media institutions.
All of it well deserved.