So I've found the claim on a fact-check website [0]. It claims that these numbers are not "mean tweets" but a wide range of criminal activity, including e.g. harassing in e-mail or "terrorism offences" and "threats of violence". Now some can argue that it shouldn't be a crime, nevertheless, I do not think that this proves your claim about
> Moral point? “Democratic” European countries lock up more people for “mean” tweets and silent protests than autocratic Russia (who doesn’t claim to be democratic btw).
(Which, I don't think is true. I believe it is very-very false.)
> Moral point? “Democratic” European countries lock up more people for “mean” tweets and silent protests than autocratic Russia (who doesn’t claim to be democratic btw).
(Which, I don't think is true. I believe it is very-very false.)
[0] : https://pa.media/blogs/fact-check/russia-has-far-more-restri...