The first social media shit stirrers are facing their day in Court;
“ Jail sentences expected for online activity linked to unrest
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Two men are set to be the first to face jail for stirring up racial hatred during the violent unrest that took place in the UK over the last week.
Tyler Kay, from Northampton, called for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set alight in a post shared on X on 7 August.
The 26-year-old has pleaded guilty to publishing material intending to stir up racial hatred and will be sentenced today at Northampton Crown Court.
Jordan Parlour, from Seacroft in Leeds, made online comments advocating an attack on a hotel in Leeds.
The 28-year-old has been convicted of using threatening words or behaviour to stir up racial hatred and will appear at Leeds Crown Court today.
A handful of people have been charged so far for their posts on social media in relation to the violent unrest.
Police are continuing to arrest people in relation to the unrest, with Cheshire Police arresting a woman yesterday who is accused of stirring up racial hatred on social media.”
From the Beeb.