Critics suggest Public Order Act has led to disproportionate or even unnecessary punishments while eroding free speech
Critics suggest Public Order Act has led to disproportionate or even unnecessary punishments while eroding free speech
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Reports show police are making more than 30 arrests a day over offensive online posts
Why should crime be punished more severely if it’s motivated by hostility towards certain characteristics?
Revelations about handling of Southport killings tweet case add to fears childminder was scapegoated
People say things online they would never do in real life. The cloak of anonymity is now a threat to democracy itself
Heavy-handed tech firms warned not to use ‘blunt tool’ to block public freedoms
Concerns for free speech mount as Home Office creates team to keep eye on social media posts
