Web Word Wars: Twitter posts provoke prosecutions in UK

A silly joke, or venting your anger on Twitter and Facebook could now net you a jail sentence, courtesy of the British authorities.

There's a growing number of prosecutions resulting from offensive, provocative or even misunderstood posts. RT's Polly Boiko reports from London.

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[c1n9r6v3]

_Thank God I don't use Twitter nor Facebook._

[StarvinMarvinn1]

The Soviet Union wouldnt dare to do this to its citizens.

I hope i dont go to jail for saing that.

Puppies and Rainbows, Puppies and Rainbows.

[proticalsonn]

it is filled with political correctness and laws that protect everyone except White people! that's us! never let these invaders make you or any of our people stand aside! WPWW

[proticalsonn]

a sad truth, our plight is the decent of our people into oblivion and invaders stealing our nations, and writing our laws!

[proticalsonn]

good, tell them i said to stay white pride!

[Rick Metdedikkepik]

Is he a muslim? I never ask questions to a muztard, all they do is lie to you, those Taqiyya practising mental midgets are incapable of telling the truth to a Kaffir!

[MrStatu101]

yeah they are looking at the wrong place, or are they?

youtube, reddit, is where to find the intellectual "terrorists"

terrorism is spread of fear.

u.s government, alex jones, religion...all terrorists

but sharing your opinion, I couldn't possibly see how they could convince a jury that would terrorize people?

unless they could just find a way to give those deemed:terrorist a fair trial....ahem...NDAA/Gitmo....­ahem.

Know who thy enemies are, if you seek to this war.

[t4705mb6]

If you want to stay a real human being & not a slave, John Conner would be a role model.

Criminals have ruled the planet (with most "commoner" blessings) for many hundreds of years through ASTOUNDING lies.

When I was 12 yrs. old I was looking at MOST adults saying, "You are all fucking insane!".

Our ridiculously GULLIBLE & STUPID forefathers have LED the world right into a pit of fascist vipers!

"dehumanizes". Just you wait! These criminals are ruthless & bloodthirsty! it will get MUCH worse.

[ProudSaracen]

That is not true. True Muslims get arrested all the time in the UK, just search for this channel on youtube where you can find one example of a person who gets visits from the police every now and then just for speaking his mind.... his channel is: "anthonysmallspeaking" ... feel free to ask him any question, he will explain everything.

[tallalone1]

Remember Pussy Riot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jason Michaels]

2:52 ~ 3:04 or kill them with kindness .