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UK Online Communications Arrests 2023-2025

The fact-check focuses on the number of arrests in the UK related to online communications, specifically around 12,000 arrests per year, and the implications of these arrests on free speech.

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Jan 11, 2026
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how many people arrested in uk for online comments

Official reporting and independent analyses converge on the same headline: roughly 12,000 arrests a year in recent years have been linked to online communications in the UK, equivalent to about 30–33 ...