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

submitted 1 year ago by Domino@lemmings.world to c/world@quokk.au

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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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[–] DrDickHandler@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He isn't. There are many right wing groups purposely spreading hate to discredit him as he is one of the only left wing political streamer criticizing Israel, Russia, Democrats, etc...

[–] toptiercomputer@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you Dr. Dick Handler. One of the informative responses.