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[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So, the article doesn't say.

What the hell did the dot mean?

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 85 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I got an answer from the article. Essentially this guy was a known critic of the government already having spent time in prison for very direct criticisms. So he posted a dot. A completely benign post and then the following occurred:

"[he] posted a single dot in reply to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's tweet, and that comment was liked far more than Khamenei's original tweet"

...and...

"Iran watchers say the leadership has felt insecure about the high level of dissent in the country for a while"

So a known critic did the thing you do to your old sibling where you put your finger an inch away from them and say "What? I'm not touching you. I'm not touching you!" and then your sibling is tired of your shit and smacks you very hard.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 76 points 2 weeks ago

lmao Khamenei got mad because he was ratio'd by a single dot.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

When he gets out, he should tweet "!"

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago

Bro he's not getting out They will probably kill him in there

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Absolutely nothing, that was the point.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 48 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah. Russia did the same to protesters who held blank signs after the invasion of Ukraine.

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, the idea is the words are illegal to say but by saying nothing you know what they are protesting.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the problem with this is, you can arrest anyone, claiming they protested by doing nothing

[–] magikmw@lemm.ee 18 points 2 weeks ago

Yea, well. I don't think it's contrary to the politics of the regime.

[–] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

No, that was the dot.