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Shock as more than 60,000 Brits are arrested over ‘speech offences’ in five years – including for social media posts

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COPS have arrested more than 60,000 Brits for speech offences in just five years with people even being collared for TikTok posts. Free-speech campaigners branded the crackdown “Orwellian” amid fears police are clamping down too much on everyday conversations. A bombshell report by Big Brother Watch found 62,199 people were arrested over the past half-decade,...

First report: More than 60,000 arrested in 'chilling curb of free speech' as damning report exposes zealous policing of social media as 'Orwellian mess' — dailymail.co.uk, 9d