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by qplex 3392 days ago
Definitely situational.

Some people have gone to jail for 30 years for liking the wrong post on FB.

Guess that's one way to get lonely.

1 comments

Can you give a source on that?
Of course [1].

There have been many similar cases, prison sentences ranging from 15 to over 30 years.

Facebook enables these people to express themselves, but it also helps the authorities to track down anyone who has the wrong opinion. If they really wanted they could do something about it.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/07/man-jailed-for...

Edit: Here is the story about the single like: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/thai-man-faces-32-years-prison-liki...