Re:UK arrests 3,300 for online statements
by andsoitis on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @09:27AM
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> Nine people a day are being arrested for posting allegedly offensive messages online as police step up their campaign to combat social media hate speech.
If this is true (don’t know publication’s agenda or researched the issue), it is really problematic that police are using force. Everyone has the right to be offensive.
> Thursday October 12 2017
The article is old. But, in fairness, things could be even worse now. I mean, this "Online Safety Act" is new:
> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act...
If this is true (don’t know publication’s agenda or researched the issue), it is really problematic that police are using force. Everyone has the right to be offensive.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/127
Or at least, if you do want to be offensive, you have to be truthful about it. The UK is a lot less tolerant than the US about publishing lies.