I wouldn't say you are overreacting at all. I know someone who was detained for months on US soil after a phone search where the only "evidence" against him they found is illegal content sent by someone else to him on a group chat he doesn't even check. Had to get a lawyer and spend time in prison just waiting to be deported back.

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oceanhaiyang 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What is illegal content in this context?

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rolisz 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Jokes about Supreme Leader Trump?

(I'm not the person you replied to, I have no idea)

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philipallstar 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Jokes about Trump are rife in America, as are leader jokes in many Western countries. These are the last places you will need to worry about that.

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sofixa 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You sure about that? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-f...

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syockit 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Isn't Germany an exception to that?

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tstenner 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

At long as it doesn't involve [multi purpose eggs](https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/06/mehrzweckeier-di...) or calls to violence you should be fine.

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philipallstar 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I don't know. Can you not make jokes about the chancellor in Germany?

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defrost 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Sure .. just not jokes about how tall they are with a punchline that involves raising an arm to demonstrate.

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inigyou 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Insulting people is a crime in Germany. If you said "Hitler was a poopy head" that'd be illegal. But they wouldn't bother to enforce that. If you say it about a real person, they can press charges.

	▲	horrorente 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		fyi: insult is a so called "Antragsdelikt". That means authorities can only press charges when the victim files an official complaint. Otherwise they can't do anything. Which also means they wouldn't be able to do anything about you saying "Hitler was a poopy head".

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itake 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

WhatsApp was especially sketchy considering they used to automatically auto-save images to your photo album.