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#Violent Protests fueled by #FarRight #Disinformation Grip #UK in Wake of KnifeAttack at Dance Class
Far-right groups & #AntiImmigration protesters have taken to the streets after a mass stabbing in the town of Southport was followed by a wave of disinformation about the identity of the attacker.
#Security #Cybersecurity #Moderation #Extremism #racism #WhiteSupremacy #ElonMusk #AndrewTate #TommyRobinson
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/world/europe/southport-stabbing-uk-riots.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
#Violence erupted in several cities across the #UK on Sat amid #AntiImmigrant protests, as crowds of #FarRight activists scuffled w/the police & counterprotesters in the cities of #Liverpool, #Hull & #Nottingham, & other locations.
Tensions have simmered across #Britain in the wake of a stabbing in the town of #Southport on Mon, after #misinformation over the identity of the attacker swirled online.
The knife attack on a dance & yoga class for girls stunned #Britain & ignited days of #AntiImmigrant #riots in multiple cities that were #incited by #FarRight #provocateurs. Increasingly, the demonstrations, which have so far been mostly in English cities, have drawn counter-protests.
PM Keir #Starmer gathered snr ministers on Sat afternoon to discuss the #violence, acc/to a spox for his office.
#Starmer said the police had full support from the govt “to take action against #extremists …who are attacking police officers, disrupting local businesses & attempting to sow #hate by intimidating communities.”
In #Liverpool …,police vehicles were damaged as protesters threw bricks & chanted “stop the boats”—a reference to #asylum seekers who arrive in small boats in the English Channel—& #antifascist groups confronted them.
#disinformation #InternetManipulation #SocialMedia #Moderation #racism
“The behavior we have seen today in #Liverpool city center is completely unacceptable,” Jenny Sims, the asst chief constable for the #Merseyside Police, said. “What should have been a sunny Saturday on the historic waterfront to be enjoyed by people of all ages turned into an afternoon of unashamed #disorder & #violence, which potentially put decent members of the public, including children, at risk.”
2 police officers were taken to the hospital w/injuries, the Merseyside Police, the force responsible for the region, said in a statement on Sat.
At least 6 people had been arrested by Sat evening on suspicion of #violent disorder & #criminal damage, among other violations, & the number of arrests are likely to increase, the police said.
In #Leeds, #FarRight protesters scuffled w/ #antiracist protesters, though the situation remained largely peaceful as evening neared. InHull, 3 police officers were injured & 4 people were arrested amid disorder in the city center, said the Humberside Police, which oversees the area.
In #Nottingham, counterprotesters chanted “Nazis not welcome here,” as a far-right rally erupted in a central square.
@anarchic_teapot@lingo.lol@Nonilex Do we know whether the people arrested were mainly fascists, or did the police prefer to round up the counter-protestors?