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This the first I've heard of this and I assumed there must be more to it. After some Googling I'm shocked that someone can be sentenced in the UK for a mildly offensive tweet (IMO) that went viral before it was deleted in 20 minutes.


You even get prison time if you tweet the word. E.g:

* 56 days: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17515992

* 6 weeks: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/30/man-19-jaile...


Of course neither article reports what the offensive tweets actually were ...


Exactly this issue quickly becomes a motte and bailey tactic for those who hate free speech.


Famously a UK man was arrested for teaching his dog to raise a paw in imitation of the Nazi salute.




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