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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[–] 28 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Keep in mind that TSA searching peoples' phones was already policy under the last few administrations. Which is part of why I wasnt interested in traveling there even before the lunatic.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    I've been avoiding travel to the US since the Patriot Act that followed 9/11 started that kind of shit and more in general the US started moving away from Democracy and into Autocracy.

    Last time I felt like traveling to the North American continent I just went to Canada instead for a whole month - sea kayaking in British Columbia, hiking in the Canadian Rockies, sightseeing in Quebec . Highly recommended by the way.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    That should be against privacy laws in some countries and considering you can sue people from outside the US into the US court because of US rules it would make sense to have it the same with that human rights form one country exist in other countries. Sadly the world isn't built ontop of logic.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It’s also a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Within 100 miles of the border there is a warrantless search exception, but I hear you.

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