3,300 arrests have been made in the UK for social media posts, while just 411 have been made in Russia.

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Missing context: The source for the claim on arrests in Russia – which uses figures from 2017 – shows it refers to the number of criminal proceedings, rather than arrests. In the UK example, the figure – also from 2017 – is for arrests under the broader category of online malicious communications, not specifically for social media posts. But arrests are made for different reasons across the two countries, with Russian internet users facing far greater restrictions on their use of social media.

Reviewed by PA Media ↗ · March 1, 2023