By AFP
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned social media companies Thursday they must uphold laws around spreading incendiary misinformation, following unrest blamed on the sharing of unverified details about the Southport knife attack.
“It’s also a crime and it’s happening on your premises,” Starmer said of the proliferation of misinformation “whipped up online”, which helped spark two nights of violence in English towns and cities after Monday’s stabbings.
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