Yvette Cooper says government will work with police rather than ‘blaming them from afar’Three men will appear in court in Northern Ireland on Monday, facing charges connected with recent rioting in Belfast, and a man has been arrested after an attack on a mosque in Newtownards.The man, 42, was arrested on suspicion of several offences including attempted arson, possessing a petrol bomb and attempted intimidation. A petrol bomb was thrown at the mosque in Co Down in the early hours of Saturday with graffiti sprayed on the front door and walls of the building. The attack has been condemned by Northern Ireland’s first minister and deputy first ministerMusk has shown no sign of deferring to the norms of other countries where his absolutist theory of free speech might find less support than in the US. The Guardian’s global technology editor Dan Milmo points out “He made the decision to reinstate Tommy Robinson and Andrew Tate,” both figures who were banned in the past.“You’ve seen the direct effects of that in their influence over the past couple of weeks. And his own interventions since the Southport attack have certainly been the most provocative he’s ever made in the UK. Before Musk arrived, I’m pretty confident that a lot of the most incendiary content would have been taken down. But they don’t do that sort of moderation any more.” Continue reading…
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Author : Martin Belam
Publish date : 2024-08-12 08:23:04
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