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2025-01-06 07:00:50 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CDD91D4F854938FB3A9B1C37F3F576512A5A5D9FB2EE7B3D3DF64C450A5F0168
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The man in this June 2024 video was arrested under Section 127 of the UK's Communications Act 2003, which criminalizes matter that is "grossly offensive or indecent, obscene or menacing in character". Similar categories are not protected under the First Amendment either. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/127 https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/video-arrest-over-facebook-comments-predates-british-protests-police-say-2024-08-16/ https://www.perplexity.ai/search/is-all-speech-protected-in-the-3A4OtbBiTvups7SnMlxmzQ
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