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Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics (www.usermag.co)
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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.

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[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 40 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow this is bad. Even if you deem questioning necessary, it being done by border protection is a bad sign. There are other mechanisms in place for that.

The US is spiraling fast.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Question

When do who exactly deem that "questioning" journalists is a good idea? Who? Can anyone deem anyone else for "questioning"?

What are the wrong answers? What is the questions about? What do they question about and why?