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by dbdr 186 days ago
Neither of your links mention arrests, one specifically says "None of the suspects were detained". They don't seem to back up the original claim about Germany arresting the most people based on social media posts.
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That’s an important distinction. Thank you for referring back to the original wording. They were investigated for violating the criminal code, searched, interrogated, and had devices seized in a number of cases, but seemingly not arrested.
it is intimidation and it is sadly very effective.