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1/7
This is totally shocking.
The UK Labour Party is baying for "emergency legislation to 'stamp out' dangerous anti-vax misinformation ahead of the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine". https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-vaccine-covid-anti-vax-labour-censor-b1723009.html
This is totally shocking.
The UK Labour Party is baying for "emergency legislation to 'stamp out' dangerous anti-vax misinformation ahead of the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine". https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-vaccine-covid-anti-vax-labour-censor-b1723009.html
2/7
"Keir Starmer’s shadow ministers are calling for financial and criminal penalties for social media companies that fail to censor posts promoting anti-vaccination content, which they note is rampant on those platforms".
"Keir Starmer’s shadow ministers are calling for financial and criminal penalties for social media companies that fail to censor posts promoting anti-vaccination content, which they note is rampant on those platforms".
3/7
The Independent's article reveals the agenda is being pushed by a very sinister organisation called the Center for Countering Digital Hate (and yes, although it is based in East Finchley, London, it uses the American spelling of what should, in the UK, be “Centre”).
The Independent's article reveals the agenda is being pushed by a very sinister organisation called the Center for Countering Digital Hate (and yes, although it is based in East Finchley, London, it uses the American spelling of what should, in the UK, be “Centre”).
4/7
The Center for Countering Digital Hate previously came into prominence for its role in the Labour Party “anti-semitism” controversy.
Its patron is Rachel Riley, the pro-Israel TV presenter who notoriously smeared Jeremy Corbyn. https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/21/rachel-riley-sparks-backlash-erasing-jeremy-corbyns-anti-apartheid-message-photoshopped-t-shirt-11192944/
The Center for Countering Digital Hate previously came into prominence for its role in the Labour Party “anti-semitism” controversy.
Its patron is Rachel Riley, the pro-Israel TV presenter who notoriously smeared Jeremy Corbyn. https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/21/rachel-riley-sparks-backlash-erasing-jeremy-corbyns-anti-apartheid-message-photoshopped-t-shirt-11192944/
5/7
The CCDH's boss, Imran Ahmed, who is quoted in The Independent article, used to work as a spin doctor for Blairite Labour Party politician Angela Eagle.
https://medium.com/@tennissocialist/seen-but-not-herod-the-man-behind-the-ccdh-b1d6f5204bc7
The CCDH's boss, Imran Ahmed, who is quoted in The Independent article, used to work as a spin doctor for Blairite Labour Party politician Angela Eagle.
https://medium.com/@tennissocialist/seen-but-not-herod-the-man-behind-the-ccdh-b1d6f5204bc7
6/7
In 2020 the CCDH suddenly, and inexplicably, switched its focus from Labour "anti-semitism" to attacking those who dared to challenge the official line on Covid!
This has now evolved into these fascistic calls for all questioning of vaccines to be censored.
In 2020 the CCDH suddenly, and inexplicably, switched its focus from Labour "anti-semitism" to attacking those who dared to challenge the official line on Covid!
This has now evolved into these fascistic calls for all questioning of vaccines to be censored.
7/7
In doing so, the CCDH has been rolling out the very same smearing, emotive language (“hate”, “populism”, “conspiracy theories”) that it has previously used in an entirely different context.
Very strange indeed!
See: https://winteroak.org.uk/2020/03/27/coronavirus-thoughtcrime/
In doing so, the CCDH has been rolling out the very same smearing, emotive language (“hate”, “populism”, “conspiracy theories”) that it has previously used in an entirely different context.
Very strange indeed!
See: https://winteroak.org.uk/2020/03/27/coronavirus-thoughtcrime/
