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'''Damian Collins''' is heading an inquiry into fighting the so-called "[[fake news]]" problem, which is reportedly considering increasing the maximum punishment for publishing ''real'' information online, from 2 years to 14 years.<ref>http://yournewswire.com/journalists-wikileaks-jail/</ref>
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'''Damian Collins''' is a UK [[politician]] with a connection to the [[Integrity Initiative]]. He has been active in promoting [[internet censorship]] and raising awareness of "[[fake news]]".
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In July 2022, he was appointed "Online Safety Minister".<ref>https://twitter.com/DamianCollins/status/1545729364557447168?s=20&t=LmKucu6aAwXwvesKvAiefg</ref>
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=="Fake news"==
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Collins headed an inquiry into fighting the so-called "[[fake news]]" problem, which is reportedly considering increasing the maximum punishment for publishing ''real'' information online, from 2 years to 14 years.<ref>http://yournewswire.com/journalists-wikileaks-jail/</ref>
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==="Dangerous misinformation online about the COVID-19 pandemic"===
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In April 2020 [[CBC]] reported that Damian Collins had issued a "call for laws to punish those responsible for spreading dangerous misinformation online about the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]."<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-misinformation-disinformation-law-1.5532325</ref>
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==Connections==
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Damian Collins' name features in the [[Document:5 July Seminar; Potential guest list for discussion]] leaked from the [[Integrity Initiative]].
 
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 21 July 2023

Person.png Damian Collins   Facebook Powerbase TwitterRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician, propagandist)
Damian Collins.jpg
Born1974-02-04
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materSt Benet's Hall (Oxford)
Children • 1s
• 1d
SpouseSarah Richardson
Member ofCenter for Countering Digital Hate, Henry Jackson Society
InterestsCOVID-19
PartyConservative
Integrity Initiative connected UK politician cum propagandist member of the Center for Countering Digital Hate

Damian Collins is a UK politician with a connection to the Integrity Initiative. He has been active in promoting internet censorship and raising awareness of "fake news".

In July 2022, he was appointed "Online Safety Minister".[1]

"Fake news"

Collins headed an inquiry into fighting the so-called "fake news" problem, which is reportedly considering increasing the maximum punishment for publishing real information online, from 2 years to 14 years.[2]

"Dangerous misinformation online about the COVID-19 pandemic"

In April 2020 CBC reported that Damian Collins had issued a "call for laws to punish those responsible for spreading dangerous misinformation online about the COVID-19 pandemic."[3]

Connections

Damian Collins' name features in the Document:5 July Seminar; Potential guest list for discussion leaked from the Integrity Initiative.

 

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