Internet users severely condemned for inciting racial hatred

After the rioters, the British justice system began, on Friday, August 9, to severely condemn those accused of having stirred up the far-right riots online in recent days in the United Kingdom. Apart from residual incidents, the United Kingdom has not seen a new outbreak of violence since Tuesday, with the authorities attributing this lull to the speed and firmness of the judicial response. Nearly 500 people have been arrested, around 150 have been charged, and the courts have already handed down dozens of convictions against rioters and now Internet users.

Jordan Parlour, 28, was sentenced to 20 months in prison, at least half of which must be served in custody, for inciting racial hatred over Facebook posts calling for attacks on a hotel housing asylum seekers. His conviction is the first of its kind since the start of racist violence following the murder of three girls on July 29.

Denounced by Elon Musk as reminiscent “Soviet Union”his case was highlighted by the authorities as a symbol of their determination to include Internet users and digital platforms in their judicial response to the events. Moments later, a 26-year-old father of three was sentenced even more severely to three years and two months in prison for having also called on social networks to burn down hotels housing asylum seekers.