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Ceremonial county in England, UK
Available sources show frequent reporting that thousands of people were arrested in the UK for online communications in recent years — with repeated figures of “about 12,000 arrests a year” or “over 3...
Available reporting indicates UK police made roughly 12,000 arrests in 2023 for social-media or private-message communications captured under Section 127 (Communications Act 2003) and Section 1 (Malic...
Most arrests for social-media posts in the UK in 2023–24 were carried out under a small group of legacy communications and public‑order statutes: Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and the Mal...
UK police do not record “arrests for social media posts” as a distinct national category; forces record offences by legal offence types or Reason for Arrest (RFA) codes such as malicious communication...
Tennants Consolidated Ltd is a real, UK-registered company incorporated in 1930 and currently listed as active at Companies House; it has historical links to earlier Tennant businesses but is distinct...