Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North) (Lab):...The
antisemitism Policy Trust, which provides the secretariat to the
all-party parliamentary group against antisemitism which I
co-chair, has produced evidence outlining how hateful online
materials can lead to violent hate crime offline. A code of
practice on hate crime, with systems-level advice to start-ups and
minimum standards for companies will go some way towards creating a
safer world. There is much more in the Bill that needs...Request free trial
(Newcastle upon Tyne North) (Lab):...The antisemitism Policy
Trust, which provides the secretariat to the all-party
parliamentary group against antisemitism which I co-chair,
has produced evidence outlining how hateful online materials can
lead to violent hate crime offline. A code of practice on hate
crime, with systems-level advice to start-ups and minimum standards
for companies will go some way towards creating a safer world.
There is much more in the Bill that needs serious consideration,
but as a minimum we need to see a code of practice for hate crime
brought forward and given the same status as that for child sexual
exploitation and abuse and terrorism, and I hope today that the
Minister can give us some reassurance that this will be taken
seriously...
(High Peak) (Con):...I pay tribute to the
Community Security Trust for the amazing work it
does, as well as to the Jewish Leadership Council
and the antisemitism Policy
Trust, but the fact that such groups have to exist
underlines why this Bill is so important...
(Bury South) (Con):...The second story is about
a man named Joseph Hallett, who for some time has asserted his
right to the throne of the United Kingdom, claiming he was cheated
of his birth right by the illegitimate conception of King George V,
a claim with no basis. He is known online as King John III, and his
story has gained popularity among the QAnon movement, a
conspiratorial group claiming special knowledge of satanic
paedophile rings at the heart of government. Hallett, the fake
king, thinks that the royal family is in hock to the Rothschilds,
and anyone with an understanding of antisemitism will know where I am
headed with this. He is an author, known by his second name, Greg,
and he has written about his mad theories. His tome “Gifting the
United Nations to Stalin” blames the Jews for 9/11. What else did
he write? The book about Hitler being a British spy, recommended in
person by a neo-Nazi to a Member of this House. Hallett has
interacted with the QAnon community online. This conspiracy network
captures the imagination of the unsuspecting, the naive or the
bored, and drags them into worlds of hate...
...In closing, I call on my hon. Friend the Minister to
assure me that the proposed duty of care will not simply consist of
a requirement for terms and conditions, which the White Paper
professed to be insufficient. Will the Government consider giving a
code of practice on hate crime equal status to the two proposed
statutory codes on terrorism and child sexual exploitation and
abuse, as the antisemitism Policy
Trust, the Community Security Trust, the
Jewish Leadership Council and the Board of
Deputies have called for? And can the Minister confirm
that the Government will ensure that all elements of platforms with
user-generated content will be covered?
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