Free Speech, Poor Taste, and the Criminal Law
<p>In the last few years, the parameters of free speech in the UK have again been questioned. Since the 90s it first appeared that qualifications to the right had become few. <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/4/section/79" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Blasphemy laws had been repealed</a>, comedy had become far more licentious and pornography abundant. The internet had made it possible to spread ideas to vast numbers of people without editorial oversight. There was, however, a countervailing trend, one that emphasised that expression without limit could have a tendency to offend. Protected groups, in particular — for example, women, religious minorities, ethnic minorities, homosexuals and trans — would be vulnerable to unrestrained speech.</p>
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