London’s Police chief warns that sharing content online about violent riots and fights between protestors and counter-protesters could get you arrested in the UK and extradited to the US.
According to Fox News, Police Commissioner Mark Rowley recently threatened to use “the full power of the law” on a reporter from Sky News. And we will pursue you, whether you are breaking the law on the streets of our country or abroad over the internet.
Fox News reports that violent riots have broken out around the United Kingdom in response to claims that an asylum seeker was involved in a mass stabbing incident at a dance party with a Taylor Swift theme that left three girls dead and several more injured. Despite reports that the suspect is an 18-year-old British person, Fox News stated that protests against the nation’s high immigration rates have continued across the United Kingdom.
Videos of the violent altercations between anti-immigration demonstrators and counter-protesters have gone viral online, according to Fox News, leading the UK to issue advisories over social media material. However, the most recent threat from British authorities included the possibility of extraditing and imprisoning Americans, as well as British nationals, for breaking the nation’s social media regulations.
When a Sky News reporter questioned Rowley about well-known people, like Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of X, responding to the recent riots and “stirring up the animosity,” Rowley responded, “Being a keyboard warrior will not make you immune from the law.”
“There are several terrorist charges against you for posting material, and you may be guilty of acts of inciting or stirring up racial hatred,” Rowley continued. “Anyone who incites hate and violence on the streets is guilty of all those violations, and we will pursue them as we would physically confront thugs and yobs who cause community issues.”
On social media earlier this month, Musk implied that a “Civil War is likely” in the UK. The CEO of Tesla has taken issue with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s handling of the violent riots, especially with his purported arrest of someone for making remarks on Facebook. “Is this Britain or the Soviet Union?” Musk asked.
