Sky News U.K. Tells People to Stop Sharing Riot Videos or Be Prosecuted: ‘It’s Not an Idle Threat’

ANCHOR I m joined ░░░░░░░░ Matthew Thompson now to ░░░░░░░░ through this So Matthew ░░░░░░░░ last point there is ░░░░░░░░ isn t it Some ░░░░░░░░ might be sharing simply ░░░░░░░░ warn their friends but ░░░░░░░░ could be considered an ░░░░░░░░ because they re amplifying ░░░░░░░░ Thompson Absolutely and that ░░░░░░░░ the key message is ░░░░░░░░ however you you know ░░░░░░░░ you re acting innocently ░░░░░░░░ social media whatever platform ░░░░░░░░ is you re just ░░░░░░░░ something for whatever reason ░░░░░░░░ could potentially be a ░░░░░░░░ offence And and look ░░░░░░░░ s not an idle ░░░░░░░░ either because the Crown ░░░░░░░░ Service were keen to ░░░░░░░░ out that they ve ░░░░░░░░ a number of charges ░░░░░░░░ relation to stirring up ░░░░░░░░ racial hatred online one ░░░░░░░░ which this morning was ░░░░░░░░ distributing a recording that ░░░░░░░░ intending to stir up ░░░░░░░░ hatred And so they ░░░░░░░░ actually already bringing charges ░░░░░░░░ relation to this sort ░░░░░░░░ thing So it s ░░░░░░░░ very very clear message ░░░░░░░░ in the harsh reality ░░░░░░░░ you like that if ░░░░░░░░ do this kind of ░░░░░░░░ you are potentially committing ░░░░░░░░ criminal offence There he ░░░░░░░░ it They ve got ░░░░░░░░ of people scouring the ░░░░░░░░ looking for this sort ░░░░░░░░ thing And if you ░░░░░░░░ in the business of ░░░░░░░░ or re tweeting whatever ░░░░░░░░ it might be potentially ░░░░░░░░ material well then you ░░░░░░░░ find yourself prosecuted.”