Benjamin Jones

If you have a standard X account in the UK - presumably the vast majority of British users - you cannot see any protest footage that contains any violence tonight. Because of the Online Safety Act. A relative in America sent me this screenshot of one blocked post

Major ↓ Appears the ‘porn ban’ is already blocking other content that just so happens to be the sort of thing the government would rather you don’t see

🚨Our fears appear to have been vindicated on the very first day of the Online Safety Act's enactment. Some footage of protests taking place this evening against illegal immigration is unavailable on X for at least some UK users, with a warning about a restriction due to ‘local…

I am currently relying on a relative in America to tell me about what is going on in an English city that is 200 miles away from me

NEWS: Britain's implementation this week of the Online Safety Act means that UK users now have to verify their age before viewing certain content. Reports are already surfacing that the Act is being used to restrict Brits from viewing footage of immigration protests.

Footage of the protests taking place this evening against illegal immigration is being censored under the Online Safety Act

"Maria, a Christian, sought asylum in Britain after being coerced to convert to Islam in her home country. But her application was refused by a Muslim Home Office official." Solicitor Michael Phillips on how Islam is influencing UK asylum policy. Full episode of the Sceptic👇

That an *English Literature graduate* of Bedfordshire Uni required *an interpreter* should trigger an immediate revocation of Bedfordshire's right to grant visas - and a wider investigation into its degree standards. It won't though, because we're no longer a serious country.

Amount made by University of Bedfordshire selling this Bangladeshi gentleman a visa: £50,700 Amount spent by the taxpayer on his 28 year minimum prison term: £1,448,272

One way to avoid massive public unrest might be to listen to what voters are saying and govern the country in a vaguely democratic way. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…

A retired teacher has been arrested under section 12 of the Terrorism Act. His “crime”? Holding up a @PrivateEyeNews cartoon at a Gaza protest that satirised the government’s recent decision to proscribe Palestine Action. Jon Farley, 67, described the experience as “terrifying”,…

From @MaxHThompson: The banter ban marks the death of the Great British pub conservativehome.com/2025/07/22/max…

Merely being in a society where women are given equal rights and don’t have to conceal themselves entirely is going to be ‘radicalising’ to a great many men who come from a misogynistic culture. There’s no way to square this circle. The two societies are totally incompatible.

"Lots of housing". The casual indifference. The prioritisation. If you want to pour fuel on the flames, this is how you do it. Watch Meg Hillier's face when he says it!

The Government has launched a new initiative to record incidents of "anti-Muslim hate". It will capture "online and offline incidents of anti-Muslim hatred, including those unreported to police". In other words, it sounds like a lot of entirely legal Facebook posts are going to…

Public confidence in police is at rock bottom, 49% of voters say the UK is "lawless", Islamism is rampant in prisons, policing widely seen as two-tier... ... and the Gov't is focusing scarce resources on something that happened more than 40 years ago. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…

If made law by @AngelaRayner, Labour’s definition of Islamophobia would criminalise: - anyone who expresses any view that criticises “expressions of Muslimness” - ex-Muslims who have escaped Islam and want to talk about why - women who criticise the face veil or headscarf

Lucy Connolly was given 31 months for a post.