1. Mark Meechan was arrested on suspicion of breaching the Communications Act 2003.
14 Facts About Mark Meechan
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On 19 March 2018, Mark Meechan was convicted of breaching the act by Sheriff Derek O'Carroll at Airdrie Sheriff Court.
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The court ruled that Mark Meechan's claim that the video was a joke intended for his girlfriend "lacked credibility" as Mark Meechan's girlfriend did not subscribe to the YouTube channel to which the video was posted.
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Mark Meechan responded by saying that Linehan's show Father Ted contained Nazi-related jokes.
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Mark Meechan stated that he planned to contest the matter with the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.
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On 17 June 2020, Mark Meechan announced that his additional appeal to the Supreme Court was rejected.
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Mark Meechan stated his intention to bring the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
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In 2018, Mark Meechan launched the series "Absolute Mad Lads" on his main YouTube Channel in which talks about people throughout history whose insane lives and antics have earned them the title of "Absolute Mad Lads".
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On 16 June 2018, Mark Meechan announced that he had joined UKIP along with fellow YouTubers Carl Benjamin and Paul Joseph Watson in what Watson describes as an attempted "soft coup".
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In November 2019, Mark Meechan posted a video announcing that he had left UKIP, citing internal disputes and backstabbing within the party over their leadership as his reason for leaving.
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Mark Meechan stood in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election as a candidate for the Scottish Libertarian Party, finishing fifth in Motherwell and Wishaw with 254 votes.
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Mark Meechan was first on the party's regional list for the Central Scotland region.
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Mark Meechan's wife gave birth to their first daughter in 2021 and second in 2023.
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Mark Meechan announced on 24 June 2024 that he and his wife were getting a divorce.