Tommy Robinson guilty of harassing Daily Mail journalists
The gist
A jury found far-right activist Tommy Robinson guilty of two counts of harassing Daily Mail journalists.
The verdict tests how far social media pressure on reporters counts as a crime.
How it unfolded
- Aug 2024The Daily Mail and Mail Online publish stories about Robinson "stoking riots from his sunbed" while he was on holiday in Cyprus, and send reporter Andrew Young and a photographer to the island.
- Aug 4, 2024Robinson posts on X that the Daily Mail gave out his location knowing "people want to kill me."
- Aug 5, 2024On a phone call with Andrew Young, Robinson becomes "increasingly menacing" and says: "I'm coming to get you."