The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has issued revised legal guidance instructing prosecutors to assess whether protest placards, banners, and chants filmed and shared on social media amount to criminal offences.The new rules urge a thorough review of how controversial slogans or symbols might influence wider audiences online well beyond those physically present at the rallies.Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson clarified the position, saying: "This is not about restricting free speech; it is about preventing hate crime and protecting the public."The update follows separate fast-tracking measures implemented earlier this month to ensure swift judicial consequences for public order violations.Under the...