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Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan, creator of the sitcom "Father Ted," says his arrest over social media posts criticizing transgender activists underscores what he sees as a growing threat to free speech in the United Kingdom .

"I think my case proves that there is a terrible free speech problem in the U.K., but sadly, I've seen that happen now for eight years," Linehan told Fox News Digital. "They just want to put you in a cell and scare you into not talking about certain issues."

Linehan said he was detained Sept. 1 at Heathrow Airport in London by five armed officers who said he was being arrested over three posts on X criticizing transgender activists.

One of them read, "If a trans-identified male is in a female

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