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Bear in mind this is a right wing newspaper with an anti-migrant bias misrepresenting the story for its audience. The police are looking for signs of violence b
by spzb 1y ago
Bear in mind this is a right wing newspaper with an anti-migrant bias misrepresenting the story for its audience. The police are looking for signs of violence being planned; nothing to do with free speech. An alternative view : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/27/police-unit-in-england-to-monitor-online-signs-of-anti-migrant-disorder https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/27/police-unit-...
- 0xy 1y agoBut UK police do routinely arrest and jail people for social media posts that would classify as free speech in sane countries, including skepticism of mass migration.
- spzb 1y agoNot true. Free speech is not freedom to incite violence. If you think anyone has been jailed for skepticism you are misinformed.