INGSOC Is Real: UK Government Tweets Horrifying Warning To People Posting On Social Media

Posted • August 9, 2024: Pardon our bad Cockney accent, but what in the bloody 'ell is going on over in the U.K.? Earlier this week, Twitchy reported about how the British government had arrested at least one person for the Orwellian cause of 'Facebook crimes.' Then on Wednesday, the same British government warned its subjects that they could be arrested for retweeting something deemed 'hateful.' God in Heaven, we wish we were joking. All of this is stemming from a mass stabbing in Southport at the end of July. Following that, multiple videos surfaced of Muslim immigrants violently attacking people in the streets of Birmingham, with seemingly no response from the police.

Across parts of England and Northern Ireland, citizens rose up against all of this violence with protests, some turning into riots, that lasted for a week. Of course, the U.K. government labeled those protesters 'far-right extremists' and began kicking in doors and raiding homes. Not the homes of violent immigrants, mind you, but the homes of citizens protesting. Unbelievable. Now, the U.K. seems intent on truly turning itself into Oceania from Orwell's 1984, threatening people with arrest and jail for unapproved speech. Yesterday the Crown Protective Services and the account of the U.K. government issued these two ominous tweets that just scream, 'Big Brother is watching you.'

Crown Prosecution Service @CPSUK: “Think before you post! 📲✋ Content that incites violence or hatred isn't just harmful - it can be illegal. The CPS takes online violence seriously and will prosecute when the legal test is met. Remind those close to you to share responsibly or face the consequences.” -- Good Lord. They might as well have raised the IngSoc flag from Orwell's novel above 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace. https://media.tenor.com/99Zgtq8vOCYAAAPo/1984-ingsoc.mp4 -- (These days, though, maybe the U.K. government would prefer the Hamas flag.) (…)

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