Topic: Harry Miller
The case of Harry Miller highlights the troubling intersection of policing and free speech in the UK, where law enforcement has been criticized for investigating individuals over social media posts. This situation raises significant concerns about the chilling effects of laws that categorize certain expressions as ‘hate incidents,’ leading to increased censorship and surveillance. The ongoing debate emphasizes the need to protect individual liberties and free expression against overreach by authorities.
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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…
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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.
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UK College of Policing continues to threaten free speech
Accused of watering down free speech proposals.
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UK police LGBT network is investigated for blocking critics on Twitter
The blocked accounts are considering a lawsuit.
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UK police told to stop wasting time over people being offended by tweets
A change of policy.
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UK police sent five officers to arrest man for posting LGBT flag swastika on social media
Arrested for “malicious communications.”
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UK police told to back off “offensive” tweets and get back to real crimes
Police have been wasting time on policing speech.
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UK leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch wanted to stop police investigating people over tweets
The only online free speech candidate.
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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.
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UK police face pushback over secret “non-crime hate incident” lists
People are starting to speak out.
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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.
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Harry the Owl is vindicated by UK court who ruled it was “chilling” police visited him after he tweeted
How Harry Miller was treated by UK police has shocked internet users around the world.