Sadiq Khan says he does not feel safe as a Muslim following far-right riots

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Khan has urged the government to revisit new social media rules, saying that the disorder of the last week shows that regulations due to come into force are “not fit for purpose”. New regulation of social media platforms – the Online Safety Act – became law in the UK last year but has not yet fully come into effect. I think what the government should do very quickly is check whether the Online Safety Act is fit for purpose; I think it’s not fit for purpose Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Mr Khan said the rioting over the last week, which came after misinformation about the suspected Southport attacker spread on social media, showed that reform of the regulation was necessary. “I think what the government should do very quickly is check whether the Online Safety Act is fit for purpose; I think it’s not fit for purpose.” After the stabbings in Southport on July 29, an incorrect name and a false story around the background of the suspected perpetrator spread online.