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2024-08-01 22:41:49 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F02B5DA4112752DDCD638862F82B474288D56235F7A6657E93D18E85D5AE9041
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Although current figures have not been released on speech crime and are withheld from the public, the UK currently prosecutes and jails many citizens for "offensive" speech. Many people perceive these prosecutions to be politically motivated. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/police-arresting-nine-people-a-day-in-fight-against-web-trolls-b8nkpgp2d https://reason.com/2018/09/15/britain-turns-offensive-speech-into-a-po/
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