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> Another AFP source said that US authorities accused the French researcher of “hateful and conspiratorial messages”. He was reportedly also informed of an FBI
by soraminazuki 1y ago
> Another AFP source said that US authorities accused the French researcher of “hateful and conspiratorial messages”. He was reportedly also informed of an FBI investigation, but told that “charges were dropped” before being expelled.
You conveniently omitted the part where it says it was an accusation that was dropped. And no, exercising free speech rights, in private messages of all places, is not a crime. Especially when "hateful and conspiratorial messages" is just codeword for criticism.
- guywithahat 1y agoWell he doesn't have a right to free speech, he's not American. Technically France does afford their citizens the right to free speech either, so he's SOL on every front. My understanding is the refused entry is effectively the punishment. You wouldn't try him here, generally they try to have foreign nationals charged with the US crime in their home country, and it probably wasn't likely to happen. Lastly a friend of mine in college was arrested by the FBI for a joke on social media during the Biden admin. They arguably take online behavior more seriously than in person