tomder55
Sep 4, 2025, 04:40 AM
I posted about England's censorship laws here .
What the left really thinks about censorship and free speech (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/current-events/what-left-really-thinks-about-censorship-free-speech-852228.html)
Monday Brit comic Graham Linehan was arrested upon arrival at Heathrow under the Public Order Act for tweets he made while in the US that were against "trans rights " oooops I mean for women's rights .... .
Comedian Graham Linehan arrested over trans tweets (https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/graham-lineham-arrested-heathrow-anti-trans-tweets-jmrsfghvn)
This was not the new oppressive Online Safety Act which makes it illegal “to cause non-trivial psychological or physical harm to a likely audience.”.
Online Safety Act: new criminal offences circular - GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-new-criminal-offences-circular/online-safety-act-new-criminal-offences-circular)
This was a 1980s law that prohibits
using words that cause “harassment, alarm, or distress.”
Public Order Act 1986 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/64?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
This thing is ;his tweets were done in the US where we still have speech protections (for now ) .
If I was a Brit cop I would believe I have more important things than monitoring mean tweets .
But as bad as that is ;it does not approach the EU's Digital Services Act.
Report: European Censorship Accelerates - by Matt Taibbi (https://www.racket.news/p/report-european-censorship-accelerates?utm_source=publication-search&utm_medium=email)
Theoretically Americans like Riley Gains ;Elon Musk and even President Trump could all be arrested as they land in any Euro airport.
Trump vs. Europe: The role of the Digital Services Act | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union (https://eu.boell.org/en/2025/02/18/trump-vs-europe-role-digital-services-act)
The iron curtain is descending on Europe . This time by the so called democracies .
'Iron curtain' speech - The National Archives (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/cold-war-on-file/iron-curtain-speech/)
What the left really thinks about censorship and free speech (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/current-events/what-left-really-thinks-about-censorship-free-speech-852228.html)
Monday Brit comic Graham Linehan was arrested upon arrival at Heathrow under the Public Order Act for tweets he made while in the US that were against "trans rights " oooops I mean for women's rights .... .
Comedian Graham Linehan arrested over trans tweets (https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/graham-lineham-arrested-heathrow-anti-trans-tweets-jmrsfghvn)
This was not the new oppressive Online Safety Act which makes it illegal “to cause non-trivial psychological or physical harm to a likely audience.”.
Online Safety Act: new criminal offences circular - GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-new-criminal-offences-circular/online-safety-act-new-criminal-offences-circular)
This was a 1980s law that prohibits
using words that cause “harassment, alarm, or distress.”
Public Order Act 1986 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/64?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
This thing is ;his tweets were done in the US where we still have speech protections (for now ) .
If I was a Brit cop I would believe I have more important things than monitoring mean tweets .
But as bad as that is ;it does not approach the EU's Digital Services Act.
Report: European Censorship Accelerates - by Matt Taibbi (https://www.racket.news/p/report-european-censorship-accelerates?utm_source=publication-search&utm_medium=email)
Theoretically Americans like Riley Gains ;Elon Musk and even President Trump could all be arrested as they land in any Euro airport.
Trump vs. Europe: The role of the Digital Services Act | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union (https://eu.boell.org/en/2025/02/18/trump-vs-europe-role-digital-services-act)
The iron curtain is descending on Europe . This time by the so called democracies .
'Iron curtain' speech - The National Archives (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/cold-war-on-file/iron-curtain-speech/)