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Pakistan man is acquitted of spreading misinformation that set off U.K. riots

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69% Informative

Farhan Asif , a 32-year-old web developer, was arrested in a raid on his home in Lahore last week .

He was charged with cyberterrorism and accused of spreading misinformation on YouTube and Facebook.

A judge orders his release, saying he deleted the post only six hours after realizing it was wrong.

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semi-formal

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English

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62

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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