Britain’s Crackdown on Free Speech

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Take back your personal data with Incogni! Use the code HINDSIGHT and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/hindsight. ✨ We're hiring writers/editors! E-mail us at [email protected] Thousands of people each year are sent to prison for things they said on social media, but how can we balance concerns over hate speech and online harassment with concerns over freedom of expression? In this video, I mention several cases but I summarized the sentencing remarks. Please find additional sources here: Julie Sweeney: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/14/woman-53-jailed-over-blow-the-mosque-up-facebook-post-after-southport-riots Tyler Kay: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/R-v-Tyler-Kay-Sentencing-remarks.pdf Jordan Parlour: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jordan-Parlour.-Media-Posts.-Final.pdf Tyler & Jordan: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy76dxkpjpjo Lee Dunn: https://www.cps.gov.uk/north-west/news/man-jailed-offensive-social-media-posts-wake-recent-disorder For more resources and a complete overview of all the sources I used, please refer to the transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OC0j1Adr0Hld3D5rbmLl_5PaqmlQcvtT/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=116393133462297140352&rtpof=true&sd=true #UK #FreeSpeech