Anonymous2 days ago
The UK Home Office has scrapped non-crime hate incidents and announced that police will no longer investigate legal social media posts, following a review by the College of Policing and NPCC that found the system had become disproportionate and inconsistent. While free-speech advocates welcome the shift, critics — including Baroness Doreen Lawrence — warn that removing the tracking mechanism could leave vulnerable communities without an early warning system for escalating hate, and the Conservative opposition argues the reform is merely a rebrand that leaves underlying data collection intact.