Antisemitism Prevention Act 2020

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1 Definitions

1. “Antisemitism” is defined as a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities, including but not limited to the actions defined in Schedule 1.

2 Guidelines and regulations for anti-semitism online

1. The Department for Women and Equalities, alongside the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, shall assess, upon complaint, whether online influencers of any kind have published content that displays antisemitism or has shown any other form of discriminatory behaviour against those protected under the Equalities Act of 2010.
2. The Government Equalities Office, alongside the Government Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport office, shall assess, upon complaint, whether online influencers of any kind on any platform have published content that violates the definition of antisemitism or has shown any other form of discriminatory behaviour against those protected under the Equalities Act of 2010.
3. The Government Equalities Office, alongside the Government Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport office, to take action if online influencers are found to have contravened these rules through warnings, financial penalties if they are under jurisdiction of United Kingdom Law, and in the case of extreme breaches of failure to show contrition, requesting youtube to block videos or take down channels. Those under British jurisdiction would be liable to penalties and fines for failure to comply with the guidance of the ECHR. The British Government reserves the right to block digital content if digital companies does not comply with the judgement of HM Government.
4. The Government Equalities Office, alongside the Government Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport office, is instructed to undertake a full review of the proliferation of antisemitic sentiment online and alt-right radicalisation, to be referred to the prevent programme for further action against radicalisation online.
5. The Secretary of State may compel any website or application allowing the upload of online content visible to the public to remove content that promotes antisemitism.
6. The Department for Women and Equalities, alongside the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, is instructed to undertake a full review of the proliferation of antisemitic sentiment online and alt-right radicalisation, to be referred to the Prevent programme for further action against radicalisation online.
7. The Department for Women and Equalities and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport are only to take up the responsibilities aforementioned in this section following an increase in funding for said departments provided in a future budget for the explicit purpose of facilitating said responsibilities.

3 Anti Semitism in British Political Parties

1. The Equality and Human Rights Commission is hereby asked to investigate the current proliferation in anti-semitism within all United Kingdom major political parties, with the goal of crafting a set of guidelines for parliament and political parties and recommending steps to combat and mitigate antisemitism.

4 Commencement and extent

1. This Act applies to the entirety of the United Kingdom.
2. This Act may be cited as the Antisemitism Prevention Act 2020.
3. This Act comes into force upon royal assent.