UK is speed-running the Orwellian police state. They're already arresting people for Tweets, and logging "non-crime hate incidents" on your record, available to prospective employers.
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Anyway, few examples of many:
>A teenager who posted rap lyrics which included racist language on Instagram has been found guilty of sending a grossly offensive message.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-43816921
>A man has been accused of sending a "grossly offensive" tweet in which he claimed "the only good Brit soldier is a deed one" the day after fundraising hero Captain Sir Tom Moore died.
https://news.sky.com/story/man-accused-of-sending-grossly-of...
>UK police arrest veteran because anti-LGBTQ post 'caused anxiety'
https://www.foxnews.com/world/uk-police-british-army-veteran...
>Officers from 37 police forces made 12,183 arrests in 2023 [over offensive posts on social media], the equivalent of about 33 per day.