Damian Collins

Damian Collins      (politician)
Born	1974-02-04 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	St Benet's Hall (Oxford)
Children	• 1s • 1d
Spouse	Sarah Richardson
Member of	Center for Countering Digital Hate, Henry Jackson Society
Interests	COVID-19
Party	Conservative
Integrity Initiative connected UK politician  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy In office 8 July 2022 - Present Appointed by Boris Johnson  Chairman of the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee In office 19 October 2016 - 6 December 2019  Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary In office 22 July 2014 - 23 June 2015 Appointed by David Cameron  Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe In office 6 May 2010 - Present

Damian Collins is a UK politician with a connection to the Integrity Initiative. He has been active in promoting internet censorship and raising awareness of "fake news".

In July 2022, he was appointed "Online Safety Minister".

"Fake news"

Collins headed an inquiry into fighting the so-called "fake news" problem, which is reportedly considering increasing the maximum punishment for publishing real information online, from 2 years to 14 years.

"Dangerous misinformation online about the COVID-19 pandemic"

In April 2020 CBC reported that Damian Collins had issued a "call for laws to punish those responsible for spreading dangerous misinformation online about the COVID-19 pandemic."

Connections

Damian Collins' name features in the Document:5 July Seminar; Potential guest list for discussion leaked from the Integrity Initiative.

 

Event Participated in

Event	Location(s)	Description
UK/Parliament/Voted YES to vaccine passports in 2021	UK/House of Commons	These members of the UK Parliament voted YES to the introduction of a "vaccine" passport in 2021

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