Should those who 'incite hatred' on social media be jailed? | LBC debate

Tom Swarbrick and these callers share their thoughts, after a TikToker was sent to prison for claiming on a livestream that he was running for his life from rioters.

Dimitri Stoica was sent to prison for three months after telling his 700 followers on Wednesday night that he was being chased by extreme right-wing rioters in Derby and feared for his life.

Police saw Stoica's livestream and dispatched officers to check on his wellbeing.

When they arrived and saw he was in no danger, Stoica said his claims were a "joke"...

But officers did not see the funny side, and promptly arrested him.

0:29 - Tom reacts to a text from Andy, who believes sending someone to prison for lying on TikTok is 'tantamount to a fascist state'.
'Sorry mate, but you have to police this stuff... there's nothing on this planet that is free of consequence', says Tom

2:37 - Caller Michael wants to know why 'the police won't interview Nigel Farage' for some of the posts he has made on social media.

4:44 - Caller Colin says that he is 'totally against this man going to prison for what he did because of freedom of speech' and insists Dimitri Stoica 'did not incite hatred'.

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