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It wasn't one big event that someone got arrested for using the app. It was, civil polices were arresting anyone who uses crypto-message apps like ByLock.

We've seen cases where people sent to prison because they are wearing certain T-short. Really.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/11/turks-detained...

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/mahir-zeynalov/turkish-police...

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Here in Lithuania (EU) you can also get in trouble for wearing the wrong t-shirt.

Nazi and Soviet symbols are banned from being shown in public, and you will end up with a fine if caught with a t-shirt or bumper sticker. I believe it’s the case in a few other post-Soviet countries as well.

Here in Turkey, you can get arrested for wearing the wrong t-shirt. https://www.google.com/search?q=hero+t+shirt+antalya+arreste...

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