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The UK gets more absurd by the day.

Unfortunately this is a well established part of their history to criminalize speech they find distasteful.



> well established part of their history

Any historic examples ?


- anti-social behaviour orders (ASBO)

- Public Order Act 1986

- John William Gott / Blasphemy Laws

- Public Order Offences: Using "threatening, abusive or insulting" words in public

- Lèse-majesté laws / Seditious Libel

The list is very very long.


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