England’s chief medical officer and other public servants have become focus of abuse by anti-lockdown activists
Social media companies have been accused of “taking their eye off the ball” over online death threats against public servants such as Prof Chris Whitty after he became the focus of violent language in channels set up by anti-lockdown activists and members of the far right.
Calls for England’s chief medical officer to be given police protection were made this week after footage surfaced of him being harassed in the street. Whitty’s home was targeted by anti-lockdown protesters, while he and other senior government figures are being vilified on social media channels as “traitors”.
