Muslims are building a Mosque in Dalton, on the edge of the Lake District. On the 16th Aug a man at a protest said “we want bacon.”
He was arrested under Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986, suspected of a racially aggravated public order offence. pic.twitter.com/iAcWiXfM3c
— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) August 20, 2025
The UK’s Online Safety Act is also working as expected. Free speech is being squelched all over the place. The UK government is trying to fine 4chan, who told them to pound sand.
Preston Byrne, managing partner of law firm Byrne & Storm, told BBC News that Ofcom’s notices “create no legal obligations in the United States” and called its investigation an “illegal campaign of harassment” against US tech firms.
“4chan has broken no laws in the United States—my client will not pay any penalty,” Byrne said. The law firm said in a post on X that, as 4chan is incorporated in the US, it is protected by First Amendment rights. It added that 4chan would seek “appropriate relief” in US federal court if necessary, and that US authorities had been “briefed” on the matter.
Since this law went into play, hundreds of people have been arrested under Section 179 which makes it a criminal offence to knowingly send false information with the intent to cause “non-trivial psychological or physical harm” to a likely audience. Because that’s not broad enough to allow misuse….
And then there’s entrapment. Female police officers are dressing in tight clothes and are going running. If anyone shows appreciation for their form via catcalls or whistles, then they arrest them.
Seriously I’m glad we’re on this side of the pond and that the Founding Fathers enshrined Free Speech into our Constitution.
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