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I wouldn't say you are overreacting at all. I know someone who was detained for months on US soil after a phone search where the only "evidence" against him the

I wouldn't say you are overreacting at all. I know someone who was detained for months on US soil after a phone search where the only "evidence" against him they found is illegal content sent by someone else to him on a group chat he doesn't even check. Had to get a lawyer and spend time in prison just waiting to be deported back.

oceanhaiyang 2mo ago
What is illegal content in this context?
- rolisz 2mo ago
  Jokes about Supreme Leader Trump? (I'm not the person you replied to, I have no idea)
  - philipallstar 2mo ago
    Jokes about Trump are rife in America, as are leader jokes in many Western countries. These are the last places you will need to worry about that.
    - syockit 2mo ago
      Isn't Germany an exception to that?
      - philipallstar 2mo ago
        I don't know. Can you not make jokes about the chancellor in Germany?
        defrost 2mo ago
        Sure .. just not jokes about how tall they are with a punchline that involves raising an arm to demonstrate.
        inigyou 2mo ago
        Insulting people is a crime in Germany. If you said "Hitler was a poopy head" that'd be illegal. But they wouldn't bother to enforce that. If you say it about a real person, they can press charges.
        horrorente 2mo ago
        fyi: insult is a so called "Antragsdelikt". That means authorities can only press charges when the victim files an official complaint. Otherwise they can't do anything. Which also means they wouldn't be able to do anything about you saying "Hitler was a poopy head".
        rightbyte 2mo ago
        Does defamation laws apply to deceased too?
        inigyou 2mo ago
        There's a separate law against insulting a dead person.
      - tstenner 2mo ago
        At long as it doesn't involve [multi purpose eggs](https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/06/mehrzweckeier-dig-at-merz-for-youth-word-of-the-year-voting-under-way https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/06/mehrzweckeier-di...) or calls to violence you should be fine.
    - sofixa 2mo ago
      You sure about that? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-f...
itake 2mo ago
WhatsApp was especially sketchy considering they used to automatically auto-save images to your photo album.

oceanhaiyang 2mo ago

What is illegal content in this context?

rolisz 2mo ago
Jokes about Supreme Leader Trump? (I'm not the person you replied to, I have no idea)
- philipallstar 2mo ago
  Jokes about Trump are rife in America, as are leader jokes in many Western countries. These are the last places you will need to worry about that.
  - syockit 2mo ago
    Isn't Germany an exception to that?
    - philipallstar 2mo ago
      I don't know. Can you not make jokes about the chancellor in Germany?
      - defrost 2mo ago
        Sure .. just not jokes about how tall they are with a punchline that involves raising an arm to demonstrate.
      - inigyou 2mo ago
        Insulting people is a crime in Germany. If you said "Hitler was a poopy head" that'd be illegal. But they wouldn't bother to enforce that. If you say it about a real person, they can press charges.
        horrorente 2mo ago
        fyi: insult is a so called "Antragsdelikt". That means authorities can only press charges when the victim files an official complaint. Otherwise they can't do anything. Which also means they wouldn't be able to do anything about you saying "Hitler was a poopy head".
        rightbyte 2mo ago
        Does defamation laws apply to deceased too?
        inigyou 2mo ago
        There's a separate law against insulting a dead person.
    - tstenner 2mo ago
      At long as it doesn't involve [multi purpose eggs](https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/06/mehrzweckeier-dig-at-merz-for-youth-word-of-the-year-voting-under-way https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/06/mehrzweckeier-di...) or calls to violence you should be fine.
  - sofixa 2mo ago
    You sure about that? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-f...

itake 2mo ago

WhatsApp was especially sketchy considering they used to automatically auto-save images to your photo album.