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

Science and technology select committee says complacency over social media content puts public at risk

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.

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.