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Re:UK arrests 3,300 for online statements by jfengel on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @02:33PM (#42258977)
Not in the UK, you don't:

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.

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Re:UK arrests 3,300 for online statements by dragonwriter on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @02:36PM (#42259000)
Given the burden of proof differences, the UK is a lot less tolerant, in practice, than the US of publishing the truth, too.
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