'Extreme misogyny' to be treated as extremism by UK government

UK looks to treat misogyny as extremist violence, raising free speech crackdown concerns

The United Kingdom is looking to treat some forms of misogyny as a form of extremism under the new government’s Home Office, according to reports. "Hateful incitement of all kinds fractures and frays the very fabric of our communities and our democracy," British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said during an interview with LBC. "Action against extremism has been badly hollowed out in recent years, just when it should have been needed most."Cooper r…

Dystopia Across the Sea: “Extreme Misogyny” to be Called “Terrorism”

Now the U.K. may have another reason to arrest and charge social-media users: “extreme misogyny," poised to become akin to terrorism. ... The post Dystopia Across the Sea: “Extreme Misogyny” to be Called “Terrorism” appeared first on The New American.

UK’s free speech under siege: misogyny will be branded as terrorism...

The UK's latest crackdown could silence more than just "misogyny."

North East leaders back review to 'stamp out' misogyny and treat it as extremism

The North East Mayor and the region's Police and Crime Commissioner have backed government plans to review its counter-extremism strategy to include misogyny

Government Considers Including ‘Extreme Misogyny’ as a Form of Terrorism

Home Office Minister Jess Phillips has said that misogyny will be treated as “any other extreme ideology,” as the government pledges to crack down on those “pushing harmful beliefs.” On concerns that treating misogyny as extremism could criminalise free speech, Phillips told LBC on Sunday, the government would use “the exact same test you would with far-right extremism and Islamism.” Phillips, the secretary of state for safeguarding and violence…