sk47
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From the linked story
"reveal that 3,395 people across 29 forces were arrested last under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003, which makes it illegal to intentionally “cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another”, in 2016."
Hello; Hardly only about racism and hate speech. I wonder if calling someone an "idiot" would fall under the law. Being called an idiot for sure can be annoying. Might even cause anxiety.
From the linked story
"Around half of the investigations were abandoned before being brought to prosecution, which critics say is an indication that the authorities are being excessively strict in their interpretation of the law’s restrictions on freedom of speech.
Hello; Interesting huh? "
From the linked story
"seeming inconsistency in the enforcement of free speech restrictions has also been a source of contention, with the Metropolitan Police — who detained 867 people in 2016, according to the Times figures — appearing reluctant to investigate people such as Nadia Chan, the self-described Islamist who was revealed as having made a number of deeply racist remarks about white people on social media after an app"
"model Munroe Bergdorf"
Hello; Seems the racism stuff you are so against is OK under this law as long as it is directed at white people. I decided not to quote the comments of Munroe Bergdorf and Nadia Chan in our forum here as the language goes too far. Any interested can open the link to see what they said.
After dealing with you the last years I can understand that you delight to have this speech law in your country. Bet I would not last long on social media over there.
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