A social media content creator has been handed a five-year criminal behaviour order banning him from filming emergency workers and members of the public without their consent after admitting threatening a police officer.

A social media content creator has been handed a five-year criminal behaviour order banning him from filming emergency workers and members of the public without their consent after admitting threatening a police officer.

Lukas Dawson, 36, who uses the online handle “Dawson TwoFour”, was given the order by magistrates in Huddersfield following what West Yorkshire Police described as several incidents this year in which his behaviour caused harassment, alarm and distress. The order follows a police incident in Bradford in February that led to criminal charges.

Under the terms of the criminal behaviour order, which applies across West Yorkshire, Dawson is prohibited from filming anyone, including emergency service workers, if he is asked not to do so. He must also leave any public building or business premises, including schools and retail outlets, when requested by staff. In addition, he is banned from uploading original video content to social media platforms unless he has documented consent from a named West Yorkshire Police officer.

Police warned that any breach of the order would be a criminal offence and could result in a fine or a prison sentence.

Dawson has amassed almost 180,000 followers across a number of social media platforms, where he regularly posts confrontational-style videos involving members of the public and emergency workers. After the order was imposed, he posted on Facebook admitting that he had been part of a group that was abusive towards police officers, but claimed he had been unfairly singled out and was the only person arrested.

In the same post, Dawson criticised the criminal behaviour order as a “waste of taxpayers’ money” and said he would instead focus on creating content in areas not covered by the restrictions, naming Manchester and Blackpool as his “next stops”.

West Yorkshire Police said the order was necessary to prevent further incidents and to protect the public and emergency workers from behaviour that had escalated into threats and intimidation.