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

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Idk it depends on how you respond to those bad takes imo, being wrong sometimes is normal, but doubling down or refusing to see alternatives is an issue. Not saying Hasan does this per-say, I don't watch him frequently enough to say.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Same. I dont know hasan, couldn't pick him out of a crowd, but I've been on the internet long enough.