A shy computer geek's American dream becomes a border security nightmare

Daniel Meadows is a shy 25 year old who lives his life on the internet. He's a popular 'vlogger ' - someone who posts video blogs on YouTube - and some of his videos have attracted more than 1.8 million hits.

But when Daniel ventured out into the real world for love, disaster struck. His account of the terror he encountered kick-started a frenzy of outraged vlogging and blogging across the world, as Australian Story reveals.

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