Be careful about what you say online. For example, if you are a United Kingdom resident and post allegedly derogatory messages about Iran and/or Islam and then visit Iran you may be detained by the Iranian authorities. This appears to have happened to a British resident recently.
According to The Independent, a British woman allegedly posted derogatory comments about Iran's government and Islam on Facebook. It appears that as soon as she landed in Shiraz, Iran to visit family she arrested and was taken to Tehran and charged with "gathering and participation with intent to commit crime against national security" and "insulting Islamic sanctities". These charges may lead to her execution.
This set of facts leads me to believe that Iran is social media monitoring every negative comment online about its government and when it has the opportunity to arrest the alleged speakers it does.
The bottom line is that sometimes it is best to have anonymity online. The Federalist Papers were published anonymously for a reason and that reason was to express political opinions without fear of retribution. Therefore, before making online political comments about certain issues anonymity may be best.
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