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When social media posts spur real-life arrests
Around the world, governments are struggling to pin down the repercussions of boundary-pushing online speech, whether it's a Facebook post mocking a repressive regime or a racist Tweet. As it becomes easier to share opinions online, it's also easier and easier to get caught saying the wrong thing.
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July 29, 2013
Twitter rape threats land UK man in handcuffs
Campaign to put Jane Austen's face on £10 note leads to online harrassment
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July 13, 2012
Student's satirical Facebook posts land his Iranian father in jail
After he posted on a satirical Facebook page while studying abroad, Yashar Khameneh's father was arrested by the Iranian security services
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February 3, 2012
South Korean man indicted over North Korea retweet, facing seven years in jail
A South Korean man could be facing up to seven years in jail for ironically retweeting a message from the North Korean government's Twitter feed. Praising North Korea is illegal in the South.