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Father arrested for his son's posts on Facebook

The wrong Facebook post or tweet can land you in some serious trouble — an anonymous man was unmasked by the Secret Service after making threats against a congresswoman, and a Facebook friend suggestion landed a man in jail.

But Iranian officials are taking social media way more serious than their American counterparts, arresting the father of someone suspected of mocking a high-ranking religious figure.

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