A man has been arrested over posting an image online that said “F--- Hamas”.

Pete North, 47, was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence on Thursday night over a meme that he posted on X.

The blogger, from Easingwold, North Yorkshire, was interviewed at a police station over claims he had stirred up racial hatred with the post. He was later released without charge.

Mr North has now accused North Yorkshire Police of attempting to “terrorise” members of the public into being politically correct online.

He told The Telegraph: “I feel quite strongly that what political cartoons and memes I post on social media is none of the police’s business.”

The image, which Mr North posted on X in August, depicted a Palestine flag with the text: “F--- Palestine. F--- Hamas. F--- Islam. Want to protest? F--- off to Muslim country and protest.”

At 9.30pm on Thursday, two officers from North Yorkshire Police knocked on his door to arrest him – but he claimed they refused to tell him which post he was being arrested for.