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> “Grossly offensive” is absolutely not the same thing as “any message online that anyone could find insulting or offensive”. There is no statutory definition
by oncallthrow 1y ago
> “Grossly offensive” is absolutely not the same thing as “any message online that anyone could find insulting or offensive”.
There is no statutory definition of “grossly”, so in effect it is the same. There is prior art for it being interpreted incredibly widely.
Not to mention the other incredibly vague adjectives in the law.
> Correct
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html “Don’t be snarky”.
- basisword 1y ago>> There is no statutory definition of “grossly” If this concerns you I would advise not looking into pretty much any UK law which is full of subjective terms and ways to interpret them. The law isn’t an algorithm nor should it be. Just because you can’t understand how it works doesn’t mean it doesn’t work.
- teamonkey 1y agoSorry, that was a low shot, and not meant truthfully, but I just couldn’t resist making an offensive comment when the topic was “you can be arrested for offending someone”.