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New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 12 hours ago by cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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“To facilitate this vetting, all applicants for F, M and J non-immigrant visas will be asked to adjust the privacy settings on all their social media profiles to ‘public’”, the official said. “The enhanced social media vetting will ensure we are properly screening every single person attempting to visit our country.”

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[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 75 points 12 hours ago (5 children)

I see many of these students straight up deleting their profiles.

[–] HalifaxJones@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Im seeing people come in and out with burner phones that are set up to look clean and minimal.

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 57 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Alternatively, they'll have a "public facing" social media, and a real one.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 16 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

yeah, I can see not having a social media profile at all being treated as tantamount to sedition before too long

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago

I LOVE THE SUPREME LEADER! LONG LIVE THE SUPREME LEADER!

whispers: "have they left yet?" 👀

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 9 hours ago

I’m so happy that I was able to skip all that stuff.

I stoped using my mainstream social media around the years ago.

I kept the profiles, and I think it is good as I can just share them if I’m ever required to.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 hours ago

Anyone applying to colleges probably has one already.

[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 34 points 11 hours ago

Which is probably a net positive on their lives. The less social media the better.

[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 11 hours ago

I will imagine that will be seen as suspicious. Interesting businesss to sell clean aged social media account for US only vetting..

Me: I don’t have a social media account Officer: Sure buddy, wait on a side until you do.

[–] parody@lemmings.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Careful curation