Not UK but in Germany you can face criminal prosecution for insulting the chancellor,

kypro • yesterday at 5:34 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

While here in the UK you can be arrested and charged for saying mean things about the royal family on private whatsapp groups,

graemep • yesterday at 6:08 PM

The second one was for specifically racist messages - i.e. breaching hate speech laws - not just being mean.

I am opposed to criminalising hate speech, BUT I think its important to be clear its not just "saying mean things".

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