Hasan Piker, the biggest progressive political streamer in America, was detained by Customs and Border Protection for hours of questioning upon returning to the U.S. from a trip to France this weekend. Piker posted about the incident on X and later talked about it on stream.

He was detained in Chiago and questioned for two hours about protected journalistic activities like who he’s interviewed and his political beliefs. He was asked whether or not he’d interviewed Hamas, Houthis, or Hezbollah members. He was questioned about his opinions on Trump and Israel and asked about his history of bans on Twitch. His phone and laptop were not confiscated.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    In the place where I live (not the US), my local religious police does questioning to make sure that activists are not posting their status online.

    Careful. Depending on which not-the-US country you’re in, this could be flagged as anti-semitism.