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  "textContent": "Preston Byrne, the US attorney who has been merrily trolling UK regulators on behalf of 4chan, has co-authored a draft bill, the UK Free Speech Act, with the Adam Smith Institute, according to The Rage. The bill would codify First Amendment-style speech protections into UK law: confine criminal liability to threats, incitement, and harassment; forbid government suppression of speech; ban police from logging non-criminal \"hate incidents\"; protect workers from dismissal for lawful expression; and prevent banks from refusing services based on opinions. — Read the rest \n\nThe post 4chan's lawyer wrote a free speech bill for the UK appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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