Social media users end up on government list for speaking out against Prevent

Unsuspecting social media users have ended up on the database for criticising government policy

Social media posts criticising government policy are being monitored and investigated by officials, Metro can reveal.

Negative X and Reddit posts from unsuspecting Brits attacking the UK’s anti-terror programme Prevent were added to a database of critical online comments.

Metro has obtained a list of nearly 80 critical posts found and logged by the Standards and Compliance Unit (StaCU), which oversees Prevent, between March 2024 to February 2025.

One campaign group whose tweet was recorded ...