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More than 60,000 arrested in 'chilling curb of free speech' as damning report exposes zealous policing of social media as 'Orwellian mess'

Daily Mail UK and GB News describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened A major free speech row erupted last night after it was revealed that more than 60,000 people have been arrested over the past five years for 'communications offences'.
The headline split Daily Mail UK frames it as "More than 60,000 arrested in 'chilling curb of free speech' as damning report exposes zea...". GB News frames it as "More than 60,000 arrested for 'communications offences' as trivial as 'viewing Tik Tok vi...".
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Right / center-rightMore than 60,000 arrested in 'chilling curb of free speech' as damning report exposes zealous policing of social media as 'Orwell...

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Daily Mail UKNews report · Sep 6, 10:56 AM

More than 60,000 arrested in 'chilling curb of free speech' as damning report exposes zealous policing of social media as 'Orwellian mess'

A major free speech row erupted last night after it was revealed that more than 60,000 people have been arrested over the past five years for 'communications offences'.

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GB NewsNews report · Sep 6, 5:04 AM

More than 60,000 arrested for 'communications offences' as trivial as 'viewing Tik Tok videos'

More than 60,000 people have been arrested for "communications offences" as trivial as watching offensive Tik Toks, according to a new report set to be published. Now a major free speech ha...

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