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Football fan gets suspended sentence after mocking mascot Bradley Lowery (www.theguardian.com)
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This article is from November 17th, so a couple days old, but I found it worthwhile.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Freedom of speech doesn’t exist in the UK and it never has. The right to freedom of expression is subject to a range of restrictions in UK law, including the: Malicious Communications Act 1988 and the Communications Act 2003, which criminalises “indecent or grossly offensive” messages and threats.