In Epping where there have been several disturbances, Essex Police have been accused of giving preferential treatment to counter-demonstrators, an accusation the chief constable has denied.
The protests in West Yorkshire saw a number of people gather outside the Britannia Hotel in Seacroft where asylum seekers are being housed.
The claims appear to relate to video of a man being pinned to the ground by multiple police officers and arrested.
Instead they were met with a message which said: “Due to local laws, we are temporarily restricting access to this content until X estimates your age.”
There have been claims of censorship over protest footage disappearing from X (Photo: X)“We are already seeing the impact on Free Speech,” she claimed.
“Why is this? Is this now the end of Free Speech on X?”
She wrote: “I’ve no idea if anything is going on in Leeds tonight or not but: The Online Safety Act, effective by July 2025, may be censoring violent protest footage in the UK, as noted in related posts, with Ofcom enforcing rules that could limit access to such content, raising questions about free speech versus public safety.
Police say they have not been involved in ‘censure’
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police told The i Paper it is “not true” that the force was involved in censuring footage from the protest.
However, a response from the platform’s AI Chatbot Grok suggests that X may have decided to remove the content automatically under the Online Safety Act under the provision which is designed to protect children from harmful content.
“It depicts 6-8 police officers in yellow vests pinning a non-struggling man face-down on grass, with bystanders watching. Censored for UK users under the Online Safety Act due to violent content.”
They include the use of tougher age-verification processes to make sure anyone accessing porn websites is over 18.
People will have to verify their age to access porn websites under the Online Safety Act (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)It appears X has acted under these provisions in regards to the footage of a protester being arrested in Leeds.
‘In times of crisis, we may intervene more rapidly’
MPs from the Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee wrote to the platform earlier this year to ask what resources were in place during last summer’s rioting.
However, the platform confirmed that it has at least 1,275 people working in moderation roles across the world.
“Where such content and behaviour threaten the safety or security of our users, the public, and vulnerable populations, our goal is to mitigate the risk of harmful consequence,” their letter said.
“While we strive to balance the rights to free expression, civic participation and privacy, we recognise that these could conflict with one another.
West Yorkshire Police said: “A protest took place outside Britannia Hotel in Seacroft yesterday evening (25 July).
“The protest passed off peacefully with one man arrested and charged with obstructing a police officer.”
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