“Facebook and Twitter have landed several Britons in court and even jail recently. Critics decry the trend as a worrisome overreaction.” [L.A. Times]
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
by Walter Olson on November 11, 2012
“Facebook and Twitter have landed several Britons in court and even jail recently. Critics decry the trend as a worrisome overreaction.” [L.A. Times]
Tagged as: Facebook, free speech, online speech, Twitter, United Kingdom

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Can you be arrested in Britain for what you say in a free-speech debate?
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