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2024-08-10 19:40:17 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8987E2CA271769236C317279A40462703A0AAEE91C1FC13EC2A67EC275E8FC8F
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You can be criminally charged (i.e., potentially ending up in jail) for social media posts even in the US where people, supposedly, "have not gave up their guns". https://www.careylawoffice.com/2020/07/06/can-you-face-criminal-charges-for-posting-on-the-internet/ https://riverslawyers.com/when-can-online-social-media-posts-end-up-in-criminal-charges/ https://www.mississippi-lawyers.com/blog/social-media-usage-can-lead-to-criminal-charges/ For example, in Texas: Penal code 42.07: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.42.htm David's law: https://www.legis.texas.gov/tlodocs/85R/billtext/pdf/SB00179F.pdf https://socialmediavictims.org/cyberbullying/texas-laws/
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