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"UK-based artist/VTuber, Mimi Yanagi (supposed real name, "Alexandra Williams") revealed from her original Twitter account that she was held in custody by the authorities after being arrested on April 20th under the UK's Coroners and Justice Act 2009, which bans certain non-photographic images like anime art depicting fictional underage figures in obscene ways, her art features her loli-style character in suggestive outfits. Authorities confescated all of her devices and was released on bail with extreme conditions, she must use a new handle with her real name displayed, posts only safe-for-work content, and stay fully transparent as her investigation into online activities continues—penalties could include prison or sex offender registration. Anime fans rallied with support and outrage over artistic freedom, while skeptics question the story's details amid no official police comment or court confirmation yet, and some defend it as curbing simulated child exploitation."

-Summarisation taken from Twitter's Trending Posts, Summarised by Twitter's Grok AI (some information may be incorrect, will keep updating as time goes on)

https://vocesabianime.com/en/vtuber-mimi-yanagi-arrested-uk/#google_vignette

(It's the only news-like article I could find as of now, every other sites that are talking about this are either forum sites or posts from other subreddits, Facebook & Twitter. But I'll still link a couple of them on this post for transparency reasons I suppose? If moderators would like me to remove these other links, I'll gladly oblige.)

https://www.resetera.com/threads/uk-vtuber-arrested-for-possessing-her-own-art-bail-condition-sfw-full-transparency-dox-themselves.1507507/

https://hallyuplus.net/threads/british-vtuber-arrested-for-possession-of-her-own-artwork.95416/#post-2502534