US EditionSouthport riot police were held back by ‘outdated’ social media laws, MPs claim
- MPs stated that outdated laws hindered police from addressing misinformation during violent anti-immigration riots after three children were stabbed in Southport last year.
- The attack, linked to false claims about a migrant suspect, provoked riots targeting locations associated with migrants and asylum-seekers.
- More than 1,000 individuals faced charges amid the violence, which resulted in injuries to 69 police officers.
- The Home Affairs Committee noted that limits on disclosing details of investigations created an information vacuum, leading to the spread of disinformation after the stabbing of three children.
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The Independent (US)Southport riot police were held back by ‘outdated’ social media laws, MPs claim
Disinformation was allowed to ‘flourish,’ an investigation has found
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