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Sharing hate posts online could lead to six months' jail
Social media users who share or comment on racist or anti-gay postings will face jail under rules proposed yesterday. Advice for judges and magistrates recommends harsh punishments for those found guilty of stirring up hatred against racial, religious or sexual minority groups. Among those jailed should be people who post comments or share online hate speech because they have been reckless as to whether they stir up hatred, say the proposals from the Sentencing Council.
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The article is about UK, thankfully. But yeah, not censorship at all! Sentencing for vaguely defined "hate speech" can be used to throw just pure terror on the population. Because eventually you can add anything to that category. Hate government? Go to jail for hate speech!