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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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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Denims

So not Hasan?

Where is your proof that Hasan personally told his chat to call in the CPS check?

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

I remember seeing a clip of the vapenation dude discussing at length and excessive detail the conditions his children were living in on his show. That clip alone likely warranted a check, no other content creators or their fanbases necessary.