From the New York Post: An American cancer patient living in the UK accused British cops of questioning her over an allegedly “threatening” message she’d posted on Facebook as part of the UK’s crackdown on online speech.
Shocking video shows Deborah Anderson, a President Trump supporter and mom of two, being confronted by a police officer in her home in Slough, England, over something she wrote on Facebook.
In the clip, which was filmed in June but shared by the pressure group the Free Speech Union (FSU) Wednesday, the officer tells Anderson that her “threatening” Facebook post was reported to police.
“You can come in, but you’d better have a damn good reason for being here,” Anderson tells the cop before adding, “I’m a member of the Free Speech Union and I’m an American citizen … I’ll have Elon Musk on you so quickly, your feet won’t touch [the floor].”
The report explains that earlier this year, the U.K. implemented the Online Safety Act, intended to target harmful content online, such as posts that are violent or pornographic. However, police are reportedly using the law to squash free speech and even arrest people for simply retweeting.
When police showed up at Anderson’s home, they reportedly didn’t even tell her what was wrong with her Facebook post – only that it had “upset someone.”
The officer is heard saying she wasn’t under arrest, but telling her she must apologize for her post.
“I’m not apologizing to anybody, I can tell you that,” Anderson fired back, demanding, “Are there no houses that have been [burglarized] recently? No rapes, no murders … why aren’t you investigating those?”
The video has gone viral, with over 6 million views.
The Thames Valley Police then commented on the video, writing, “This video shows one of our officers following up on a report from a person who felt threatened by online comments directed at them. After engagement with both parties, no further action was taken. It is our duty to respond to allegations of threats or violence.”
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This video shows one of our officers following up on a report from a person who felt threatened by online comments directed at them.
After engagement with both parties, no further action was taken. It is our duty to respond to allegations of threats or violence.
— Thames Valley Police (@ThamesVP) September 18, 2025
During a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer was asked about the crackdowns on free speech, and he declared that the UK will always protect free speech.
🚨PM Kier Starmer: “We will bear down on ANY LIMITS on free speech.”
“We protect it jealously and fiercely. Always will.” pic.twitter.com/CqRkKjIM25
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 18, 2025
How can Kier Starmer lie that Britain “jealously guards” free speech and pretend that he’s only jailing social media users who peddle pedophilia.
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) September 18, 2025
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