[ExI] UK now jailing people for unapproved online posts

[BillK]

The UK is now jailing UK citizens for controversial online posts.
And, apparently, the police think they can extradite people from other
countries (like the US) for similar online comments.

<https://www.foxnews.com/media/uk-police-commissioner-threatens-extradite-jail-us-citizens-over-social-media-posts-we-come-afte>
Quotes:
UK police commissioner threatens to extradite, jail US citizens over
online posts: 'We'll come after you'.
'Being a keyboard warrior does not make you safe from the law' the
police commissioner warned.
By Alexander Hall Fox News       Published August 9, 2024

London's Metropolitan Police chief warned that officials will not only
be cracking down on British citizens for commentary on the riots in
the U.K., but on American citizens as well.

"We will throw the full force of the law at people. And whether you’re
in this country committing crimes on the streets or committing crimes
from further afield online, we will come after you," Metropolitan
Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley told Sky News.

One key aspect that makes this apparent crackdown on social media
particularly shocking to critics is that the British government is
threatening to extradite American citizens from the U.S. to be jailed
in the U.K. for violating their rules about political speech online.
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It looks like Musk's silly idea of freedom of speech online is now to
be crushed. Freedom of speech just gets people over-excited and causes
trouble for the folk in charge.

BillK