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Man 'refused entry into US' as border control catch him with bald JD Vance meme (www.dailystar.co.uk)
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A 21-year-old tourist has described the horrendous treatment he allegedly received after being denied entry to the USA due to a meme depicting JD Vance as bald being found on his phone

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[–] StarlightDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

See - this is the thing with people going on about how its so oppressive in countries outside of "The West" where they will arrest people for insulting their king on Facebook or some shit.

We are no better. I'm not American but Britain does the same kind of shit. Read some declassified police case files, the cops pick on weird shit on people's phones.

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 hours ago

Read some declassified police case files, the cops pick on weird shit on people's phones.

Care to link some?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 7 hours ago

And this is just for insulting the king's jester.

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 17 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I've been in Britain before, they didn't check my phone

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

And even if, a meme about someone in the UK government would also not get you denied entry.

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

it would allow you entry

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Most likely.

"It says here you are a terrorist, but on your phone there's a really funny meme about Starmer, so I guess it's all fine."

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

States are states are states are states. They just fucking do that.