Damian Collins
Damian Collins (politician, propagandist) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 cum propagandist member of the Center for Countering Digital Hate
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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".[1]
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"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.[2]
"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."[3]
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 |
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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 |