A Stockport man has been jailed for posting racist and anti-semitic videos online.

Damion Bennett (30) of Hall Street in Offerton has been imprisoned for 22 months after pleading guilty to three offences of distributing, showing or playing a recording which was intended to stir up racial hatred.

Bennett posted material which included Nazi salutes and Holocaust ridicule to his Gab account.

Gab is an alternative social network which, according to Wikipedia, is known for its far-right userbase.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said Bennett accepted the videos he had posted were 'threatening, abusive and insulting'.

He was arrested in April 2024, and following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North West (CTPNW), appeared at Minshull Street Crown Court on Wednesday 26 March.

Bennett posted the materials to Gab, a social network which is known for its far-right userbase (Image - Unsplash)

Detective Supt Ben Cottam, senior investigating officer for CTPNW, said: "GAB was founded in 2016 and launched publicly in 2017 and claims to promote free speech and individual liberty; however researchers and journalists have found that antisemitism is prominent in the site's content.

"Bennett created a GAB account with the username @Damo94 in November 2022, where he began posting images, memes and videos which were assessed to be extremist material synonymous with a far-right mindset.

"The content of Bennett's account was extremely threatening, abusive and insulting, and was intended to stir up racial hatred.

"During the search of his home address officers and online accounts officers found a number of leaflets supportive of a mindset promoting conspiracy theories, antisemitism, racism and extreme right-wing beliefs.

"Distribution of material inciting racial hatred, particularly on the internet and in public, has far-reaching consequences and implications, and anyone posting will be dealt with."

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