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UK is speed-running the Orwellian police state. They're already arresting people for Tweets, and logging "non-crime hate incidents" on your record, available to

by encom 1y ago

UK is speed-running the Orwellian police state. They're already arresting people for Tweets, and logging "non-crime hate incidents" on your record, available to prospective employers.

int_19h 1y ago
They have been speed-running for decades. Remember "anti-social behaviour orders"? Those were introduced in 1998. I think a better Orwell reference for this isn't 1984 though but rather https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/the-freedom-of-the-press/ https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwel.... This is the essay that was originally meant as a preface to Animal Farm - and, ironically, was itself censored (by publishers).
throw123xz 1y ago
Can you quote one of the Tweets that resulted in someone being arrested?
- encom 1y ago
  https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/google https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/google Anyway, few examples of many: >A teenager who posted rap lyrics which included racist language on Instagram has been found guilty of sending a grossly offensive message. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-43816921 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-43816921 >A man has been accused of sending a "grossly offensive" tweet in which he claimed "the only good Brit soldier is a deed one" the day after fundraising hero Captain Sir Tom Moore died. https://news.sky.com/story/man-accused-of-sending-grossly-offensive-tweet-about-captain-tom-12529906 https://news.sky.com/story/man-accused-of-sending-grossly-of... >UK police arrest veteran because anti-LGBTQ post 'caused anxiety' https://www.foxnews.com/world/uk-police-british-army-veteran-arrested-anti-lgbtq-social-media-post-caused-anxiety-video https://www.foxnews.com/world/uk-police-british-army-veteran... >Officers from 37 police forces made 12,183 arrests in 2023 [over offensive posts on social media], the equivalent of about 33 per day. https://archive.ph/Yk6Bo https://archive.ph/Yk6Bo
  - kragen 1y ago
    Wow, that last statistic on arrests for offensive posts is staggering.

by encom 1y ago

UK is speed-running the Orwellian police state. They're already arresting people for Tweets, and logging "non-crime hate incidents" on your record, available to prospective employers.

int_19h 1y ago

They have been speed-running for decades. Remember "anti-social behaviour orders"? Those were introduced in 1998. I think a better Orwell reference for this isn't 1984 though but rather https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/the-freedom-of-the-press/ https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwel.... This is the essay that was originally meant as a preface to Animal Farm - and, ironically, was itself censored (by publishers).

throw123xz 1y ago

Can you quote one of the Tweets that resulted in someone being arrested?

encom 1y ago
https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/google https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/google Anyway, few examples of many: >A teenager who posted rap lyrics which included racist language on Instagram has been found guilty of sending a grossly offensive message. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-43816921 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-43816921 >A man has been accused of sending a "grossly offensive" tweet in which he claimed "the only good Brit soldier is a deed one" the day after fundraising hero Captain Sir Tom Moore died. https://news.sky.com/story/man-accused-of-sending-grossly-offensive-tweet-about-captain-tom-12529906 https://news.sky.com/story/man-accused-of-sending-grossly-of... >UK police arrest veteran because anti-LGBTQ post 'caused anxiety' https://www.foxnews.com/world/uk-police-british-army-veteran-arrested-anti-lgbtq-social-media-post-caused-anxiety-video https://www.foxnews.com/world/uk-police-british-army-veteran... >Officers from 37 police forces made 12,183 arrests in 2023 [over offensive posts on social media], the equivalent of about 33 per day. https://archive.ph/Yk6Bo https://archive.ph/Yk6Bo
- kragen 1y ago
  Wow, that last statistic on arrests for offensive posts is staggering.