Two British tourists detained over joke on Twitter
Herald Sun - 42 minutes ago
Two British tourists detained over joke on Twitter They were handcuffed and kept in cell for 12 hours Had joked about "destroying America" TWO British tourists have been held at a US airport after joking about "destroying America" on the social ...
Twitter joke to 'destroy America' reportedly gets tourists barred from US
Fox News - 51 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES – Two British travelers were barred from entering the US after posts on Twitter indicated they had plans to 'destroy America' and 'dig up Marilyn Monroe,' The Sun reports. Leigh Van Bryan, 26, and Emily Bunting 24, were detained upon ...
US ejects tourists over joke tweets
Stuff.co.nz - 1 hour ago
Two tourists claim they were denied entry to the United States after joking on Twitter that they were going to "destroy America" and "dig up Marilyn Monroe". Irishman Leigh Van Bryan, 26, and England's Emily Bunting, 24, were reportedly held for 12 ...
UK tourists turned back from US over Twitter joke to 'destroy America' and dig ...
Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour ago
An Australian information technology expert said social media users have to get used to being cautious about what they write online, after two British tourists said they were thrown out of the US for joking on Twitter that they were going to "destroy ...
2 British tourists turned back at LAX over Twitter jokes
USA TODAY - 2 hours ago
By Michael Winter, USA TODAY One Irishman's Twitter humor was no joke to US Homeland Security, which deported the bar manager and his travel companion pronto last week in Los Angeles after he tweeted about coming here to "destroy America" and "diggin' ...
US Homeland Security detains Brits for Twitter joke: report
Globe and Mail - 2 hours ago
Border police may lack a sense of humour – but at least they're social-media savvy. Two British tourists say they were denied entry to the United States after boasting on Twitter that they were about to “destroy America” and “dig up Marilyn Monroe,” ...
Pair Detained in Twitter Homeland Threat Mix-Up
ABC News - 5 hours ago
A young couple from across the pond was detained at a Los Angeles airport after Homeland Security agents mistook a couple Twitter quips for threats against the US, the two told British media today. Friends Irishman Leigh Van Bryan, 26, ...
Did UK Tourists Deported Due To Tweet About 'Destroying America' Get Pranked?
Forbes - 6 hours ago
It looks like the Department of Homeland Security's three-year-long practice of monitoring social media has paid off. (Or maybe not: See update below.) They prevented some United Kingdom tourists with plans to “destroy America” from entering the ...
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