UK Facebook comments arrest is a warning for Canada say critics of online harms bill

https://tnc.news/2024/08/06/uk-facebook-arrest/

A video showing a man being arrested by UK police for social media comments has some Canadians warning that Canada’s own legislation could be used in a similarly “draconian” way.

The Crown Prosecution Service has named one man, 28-year-old Jordan Parlour, as the first person to be arrested over social media comments. The comments related to riots sparked by a 17-year-old Rwandan immigrant who went on a stabbing spree, killing three young girls aged six to nine.

Parlour was convicted of “using threatening words or behaviour to stir up racial hatred,” though True North was unable to verify if he was the same man in the video. Parlour pleaded guilty to the charges.\