there were 6 arrests for social media crimes, including the one for the woman who actually kicked off the protests by sharing a fake name about the kid who attacked the concert

but that's beyond the point. let's look at the comment for Kay, one that you mentioned, that caught a sentence of 38 months

"Mass deportation now, set fire to all the fucking hotels full of the bastards for all I care… If that makes me racist, so be it"

that's the portion that says he "called for hotels to be set alight"

see, to my interpretation he was saying "i would not care if they set fire to the hotels". in the US, this would be very strongly covered under free speech. why? because it's an opinion. in the US you can say "I believe that [xyz] should happen" and that is a belief. an opinion- something that cannot be censored. in the UK, not so much. but even in the US, you could be held legally responsible in some way depending on the interpretation of the law

and likewise, the platform hosting that controversial speech can face legal consequences. from serious fines to potentially even criminal charges depending on the enthusiasm of the government. (governments that are getting progressively more authoritarian and trigger-happy the world over)

the point I was trying to convey is that a website like this instance of Lemmy or any other must follow rules in order to stay out of legal hot water. how can you fault them for that?

if you believe this is not the correct thing to do, then you can pay money to host a website and then you can put your ass in front of the ringer to handle potential legal consequences for not doing your part to stop it. i don't fault the mods in the slightest.

just for reference though, let's compare and contrast the comment that got Kay arrested and put in jail and then some comments in this thread

a lot of comments in this thread are being deleted, let me see if i can catch some before they are deleted

"This bit of news does not bother me at all"

"I mean, I thought we were gonna eat the rich, but this will do."

"this will probably lead to the increased militarisation [sic] of ceo security teams. People can start going after their family"

using the same level of scrutiny, each one of these comments could justify a sentence in the ballpark of 38 months like what happened with Kay

this is what i mean. the internet today is changing and social media admins need to change with the times or the hammer of the law can screw them. users here spamming about mod abuse do not fully understand