College of Policing
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Britain’s Great Speech Police Rebrand
The British government scraps non-crime hate incidents. The replacement system does everything the old one did, just with a fresher coat of bureaucratic paint.
UK Government and Tony Blair Back AI-Powered Surveillance Push Including Digital ID and Facial Recognition
A tech-powered dragnet endorsed by the establishment is being sold as reform for the digital age.
British Journalist Allison Pearson Sues Essex Police Over Investigation Into Social Media Post
Pearson’s lawsuit challenges what she sees as a politicized use of police resources against lawful speech.
UK Police Focus on Minor Speech Incidents Over Traditional Crime
Despite government directives, police continue to log minor disputes as hate incidents while serious crime resolution rates, like burglary, decline alarmingly.
UK College of Policing Continues to Threaten Free Speech
Accused of watering down free speech proposals.
UK Police Told to Stop Wasting Time Over People Being Offended by Tweets
A change of policy.
UK Police Sent Five Officers to Arrest Man for Posting LGBT Flag Swastika on Social Media
Arrested for “malicious communications.”
UK Police Told to Back Off “Offensive” Tweets and Get Back to Real Crimes
Police have been wasting time on policing speech.
UK Leadership Candidate Kemi Badenoch Wanted to Stop Police Investigating People Over Tweets
The only online free speech candidate.
UK Gets Massive Free Speech Win as Court of Appeal Rules Police’s Definition of a “Hate Incident” Is Unlawful and Had “Chilling Effect” on Speech
Occasionally the courts get something right.
