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Social media arrests

Governments documenting and justifying arrests tied to social media posts

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Jan 12, 2026
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Which country leads the world in arrests for social media posts?

No single, authoritative dataset among the provided sources definitively names “the” country that leads the world in arrests for social media posts; available reporting points in different directions ...

Jan 14, 2026

How do governments document and justify arrests based on social media content across different legal systems?

Governments document and justify arrests tied to social media by producing digital evidence (screenshots, metadata, account histories), invoking domestic criminal laws or public-order statutes, and so...