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2025-05-14 14:56:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 723C6B0477E2FCE68296289A5D3E73EEAF4ECC09FFE65C3BFF9B0524B096CD6F
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This is not true. In relation to the riots last summer, people were given prison sentences for inciting violence and racial hatred on social media. They were not sentenced for stating an opinion but encouraging unrest. In all relevant cases, the accused pleaded guilty. https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/man-jailed-posting-online-during-public-disorder https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/man-jailed-just-two-days-after-posting-online-during-public-disorder https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/updated-sentence-childminder-admits-inciting-racial-hatred-over-social-media-post
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