A 21-year-old man has been arrested in California after allegedly uploading the superhero film "Deadpool" to his Facebook page which was viewed over 5 million times. He could face up to three years in prison.
"Deadpool" was one of the top grossing films of 2016Image: picture-alliance/dpa/Foto: Twentieth Century Fox
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Federal prosecutors arrested a man in central California on Tuesday for allegedly uploading the Marvel movie "Deadpool" to his Facebook page shortly after being released in theaters in February 2016.
Trevon Maurice Franklin, 21, was arrested on a federal criminal charge of "reproducing and distributing a copyrighted work," the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said in a statement. The case against the man was part of an investigation by the FBI.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison should Franklin be convicted.
Federal prosecutors said that Franklin used the screen name "Tre-Von M. King" to upload the film and that it was viewed more than 5 million times on his Facebook page.
The movie, staring actor Ryan Reynolds as the popular comic book figure, was one of the highest grossing movies in 2016.
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The world's most-followed leaders on Facebook
With around 40 million followers on Facebook, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the world's most-followed leader on Facebook. The runner-up, US President Donald Trump, lags far behind him.
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi
According to a report released by PR firm Burson-Marsteller, India's Prime Minister Modi has 40 million followers on his personal page. With a population of more than 1.2 billion people, maybe it’s no surprise that India has the leader with the most Facebook followers. Still, Facebook CEO Zuckerberg cited the example to show how social networks can help governments connect with people.
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US President Donald Trump
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Obama not in the race
Despite not being a world leader in 2017, former US President Barack Obama’s Facebook account still has 54 million followers - almost as many as all the current world leaders counted together.
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Queen Rania of Jordan
Queen Rania of Jordan, wife of King Abdullah II, has more than 10 million followers. This is more than the population of Jordan. The very popular queen presents a Westernized image of the Arab Muslim woman which might be appealing to Western media. Rania Al Abdullah is followed by ...
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Turkish President Erdogan
... Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with 9 million followers. Last year, he was the third most-followed leader on Facebook, right after former US President Barack Obama and this year's leader, Modi.
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Egypt's President el-Sissi
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt counts about 7 million followers. The report paid extra attention to how often leaders post content and how many "total engagements" (likes, comments and shares) each post receives.
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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen
The study also analyzes social media interactions the leaders have with people. According to the report, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's Facebook account has garnered over 58 million interactions, placing him in third position after Modi.
