Some context from the country that birthed free speech.
A 44-year-old mother was sentenced to 31 months in prison for a tweet. She deleted it after 3.5 hours. The police came a week later.
She served 12 months prison.
She's out now, on licence until March 2027. The state can put her back inside for what she says publicly between now and then.
Britain arrests roughly 12,000 people a year for things people have said online.
If you're here, you probably already understand why this matters. Here's Lucy Connolly telling her story.
https://fountain.fm/episode/ER6rtwYRUDZmSIgWVZ5r
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