Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by encom 338 days ago
https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/google

Anyway, few examples of many:

>A teenager who posted rap lyrics which included racist language on Instagram has been found guilty of sending a grossly offensive message.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-43816921

>A man has been accused of sending a "grossly offensive" tweet in which he claimed "the only good Brit soldier is a deed one" the day after fundraising hero Captain Sir Tom Moore died.

https://news.sky.com/story/man-accused-of-sending-grossly-of...

>UK police arrest veteran because anti-LGBTQ post 'caused anxiety'

https://www.foxnews.com/world/uk-police-british-army-veteran...

>Officers from 37 police forces made 12,183 arrests in 2023 [over offensive posts on social media], the equivalent of about 33 per day.

https://archive.ph/Yk6Bo

1 comments

Wow, that last statistic on arrests for offensive posts is staggering.