GERMANY: Facebook 'Thumbs Up' Gets House Searched, Phones Seized

jcgriff2 · Dec 2, 2022

Obviously, the post the guy "liked" was awful.

However, "liking" a FB or other post in the US should be covered under "freedom of speech" and therefore certainly not a crime nor even probable cause allowing police to obtain a search warrant like in this story.

I would not be surprised to learn that this has already happened here in the US, will continue, and get much worse.

Will · Dec 2, 2022

Area Man Is Arrested for Parody. The Onion Files a Supreme Court Brief.

Not quite the same, but here’s a US example of someone being arrested because they made fun of their local police department on Facebook.

In the UK we do have hatespeech laws, so you can be arrested for something you’ve said online. There have been examples I agree with, and examples I don’t.

Gary R · Dec 2, 2022

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GERMANY: Facebook 'Thumbs Up' Gets House Searched, Phones Seized

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GERMANY: Facebook 'Thumbs Up' Gets House Searched, Phones Seized

jcgriff2

Co-Founder / AdminBSOD Instructor/ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.)

Will

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Gary R

Forum Moderator, Security Analyst, Windows Update Analyst

“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself.”​

Co-Founder / Admin
BSOD Instructor/Expert
Microsoft MVP (Ret.)

“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself.”