UK MPs warn of repeat of 2024 riots unless online misinformation is tackled

<p>Science and technology select committee says complacency over social media content puts public at risk</p><p>Failures to properly tackle online misinformation mean it is “only a matter of time” before viral content triggers a repeat of the 2024 summer riots, MPs have warned.</p><p>Chi Onwurah, the chair of the Commons science and technology select committee, said ministers seemed complacent about the threat and this was putting the public at risk.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/17/uks-riots-of-2024-will-repeat-unless-misinformation-is-tackled-mps-warn">Continue reading...</a>