openrightsgroup, 2 months ago

ORG is concerned about reports that the organisations who will fall foul of this new definition od extremism appear to be ones advocating for the rights of Muslims.

Yet just this week, the UK Tory Party has shown willingness to accept money from a donor who made racist, misogynist comments about a fellow MP.

#freedomofexpression #freespeech #extremism #ukpolitics #Prevent #censorship

openrightsgroup, 2 months ago

The new guidance (UK) says that the new definition replaces the 2011 Prevent definition.

But it's unclear whether this will be adopted by authorities with duties under the Prevent programme.

This lack of clarity could see even more people being referred to the flawed Prevent programme.

#freedomofexpression #freespeech #extremism #ukpolitics #Prevent #censorship

openrightsgroup, 2 months ago

Our recent report shows that the majority of Prevent referees (UK) don't meet the threshold for deradicalisation, but data can be retained for years even when their case is marked ‘no further action’.

The more people whose data is hoarded, the worse it'll get.

#freedomofexpression #freespeech #extremism #ukpolitics #Prevent #censorship

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-report-reveals-widespread-data-sharing-and-retention-of-prevent-referrals-including-childrens-data/

openrightsgroup, 2 months ago

The fact that this is non-statutory guidance means that the public are denied parliamentary scrutiny of changes that will impact freedom of expression and political engagement in the UK.

The new definition of extremism is an undemocratic attack on our rights for political point-scoring.

#freedomofexpression #freespeech #extremism #ukpolitics #Prevent #censorship