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Citation needed, or please reduce the phrase "quite routinely" to something less hyperbolic. People have been sent to prison for abuse on twitter, but that doe
by AndrewOMartin 9y ago
Citation needed, or please reduce the phrase "quite routinely" to something less hyperbolic.
People have been sent to prison for abuse on twitter, but that doesn't count as voicing an opinion.
- dnautics 9y agoTo play devil's advocate: why not?
- Yetanfou 9y agoHere you go, although you could easily have found this yourself by searching for 'uk arrests free speech': https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/police-arresting-nine-people-a-day-in-fight-against-web-trolls-b8nkpgp2d https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/police-arresting-nine-peo... As this article lies behind a paywall I'll give you the choice of two regurgitated versions. You might not like the sources but if you ignore that and just look at the content you'll survive the ordeal. RT: https://www.rt.com/uk/406467-hate-crime-twitter-troll/ https://www.rt.com/uk/406467-hate-crime-twitter-troll/ Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/arrests-for-offensive-facebook-and-twitter-posts-soar-in-london-a7064246.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/arrests-for-offensive-f...