Free Speech Win? UK Police Told That Being Offensive Is Not a Crime
British police officers have been advised to focus on actual crimes rather than supposedly offensive statements during “debates on Twitter”.
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British Police Threaten to Prosecute Facebook Users Under Malicious Communications Act for Mocking Them
Britain’s police have stumbled into another public relations disaster after threatening to track down and prosecute Facebook users for ridiculing them.
YouTuber Count Dankula Refuses to Pay ‘Gross Offence’ Fine, Donates Money to Children’s Hospital
Mark Meechan, better known as Count Dankula, is refusing to pay the £800 fine handed to him by the courts for a ‘grossly offensive’ joke, donating the money to Glasgow Children’s Hospital instead.
Youtuber Count Dankula Crowdfunding to Appeal Conviction for ‘Sh*tposting’
Scottish YouTuber Markus Meechan, known as Count Dankula, has raised £100,000 in one day to fund his appeal against his conviction for posting a video of his girlfriend’s dog performing Nazi salutes.
