malicious communications
UK: Kent Police Pays £20,000 Compensation to Retired Constable for Unlawful Arrest Over Tweet
Dragged from his home by baton-wielding officers, a pensioner’s tweet turned into a £20,000 lesson in overreach.
Welcome to Britain, Where Critical WhatsApp Messages Are a Police Matter
Even Kafka might’ve suggested toning it down a bit.
UK Sports Commentator Faces Court for “Malicious Communications” Charges Over Social Media Posts
Insults are now “malicious communications.”
Speech police: UK writer Caroline Farrow arrested, accused of posting “offensive” message online
Despite government’s proposals to stop it, British citizens are still being arrested over alleged speech offenses.
UK police sent five officers to arrest man for posting LGBT flag swastika on social media
Arrested for “malicious communications.”
The UK police are investigating political candidate Carl Benjamin for an online joke
This is the latest in a series of UK police investigations into offensive online comments this year.