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Extremists who repeatedly watch terrorist content online could be jailed for as long as 15 years, UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd said on Tuesday, announcing an update of counter-terrorism laws.
The move will expand the existing offense of possessing information likely to be useful to a terrorist so it does not only apply to downloaded or stored information. UK analysis found that in the past year IS supporters have promoted almost 67,000 propaganda tweets in English. There have been five terrorist attacks in Britain over the past 12 months. The maximum penalty will apply to terrorists’ use of online platforms to publicise information about members of the armed forces, police and intelligence services to help would-be attackers.
Academics, journalists and other professionals will have a “reasonable excuse†defense for legitimate work.
‘’I want to make sure those who view despicable terrorist content online, including extremist websites, far-right propaganda and bomb-making instructions, face the full force of the law’’ Rudd told the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester, England.