Government crack down on promoting Channel crossings online

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Anyone who advertises Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new plans. Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said the government "want to go after the individuals promoting this and hold them accountable for this criminal behaviour".   Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00So this is to go after the brazen tactics of organised criminal groups who are involved in the small boats,

00:06using Instagram, TikTok, Facebook to advertise and to say,

00:11if you pay a certain amount we'll provide you a safe journey over to the United Kingdom on a small boat.

00:16This is going after those individuals.

00:19Clearly at the moment those social media providers have to look at what's on there,

00:24but we want to go after the individuals who are promoting this

00:27and stop them and hold them account for this criminal behaviour.

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