Sentence: 16 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, and a rehabilitation requirement
Derek Smith, of Raleigh Drive, Horley, posted more than 40,000 offensive messages on a social media platform since creating the account in May 2020. These included racist, anti-Semitic, and extremist views targeting Black, transgender, and Jewish people, as well as government agencies and charities. An online referral was made to Counter Terrorism Policing South East, leading to his arrest at his home on January 23, 2024.