[baq]

UK had draconian libel laws used to silence inconvenient messages since for all intents and purposes forever, though.

    English defamation law puts the burden of proof on the defendant, and does not require the plaintiff to prove falsehood. For that reason, it has been considered an impediment to free speech in much of the developed world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_defamation_law

[recuter]

Libel laws are at least about false statements. The difference is now you can still get in legal trouble for speaking the truth or making jokes, just as long as somebody was "offended".