A police officer escorts Andrew Tate from the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) after prosecutors examined electronic equipment confiscated during the investigation in their case, in Bucharest, Romania, on Jan 25, 2023. The divisive influencer and his brother Tristan, are held on charges of being part of an organised crime group, human trafficking and rape. — AP
LONDON: The arrest of Internet influencer Andrew Tate on suspicion of human trafficking brought his extreme online misogyny and hate speech into the spotlight, with debate swirling around whether lawmakers and social media platforms did enough to stop its spread.
The former kickboxer, who amassed millions of followers on social media, was detained last month and is being investigated by a Romanian anti-crime unit for allegedly forming an organised crime ring to sexually exploit women.
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