Harry Miller
Stories
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’s Speech Police: Police Probe Journalist Over Year-Old Social Media Post
Pearson’s case raises critical questions about police oversight of online speech.
UK College of Policing Continues to Threaten Free Speech
Accused of watering down free speech proposals.
UK Police LGBT Network Is Investigated for Blocking Critics on Twitter
The blocked accounts are considering a lawsuit.
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.
UK Police Face Pushback Over Secret “Non-Crime Hate Incident” Lists
People are starting to speak out.
The UK’s Chilling “Non-Crime Hate Incident” Law Is as Bad as It Sounds and Completely Useless
The law has never helped solve a crime.
UK Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott: “There Needs to Be an End to Anonymity Online”
Abbott wants social media companies to require users to hand over their real names and addresses.
