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New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles

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523 points sva_ | 2 comments | 18 Jun 25 23:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.549s | source
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justahuman74 ◴[18 Jun 25 23:25 UTC] No.44314117[source]▶
I guess students will have to delete all social media before applying?
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kergonath ◴[18 Jun 25 23:28 UTC] No.44314125[source]▶
Until an empty account is seen as a red flag. The thing is, they do not need a reason to reject visa applications. This will just provide more pretexts and more power trips for border control agents and embassy bureaucrats.
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1. theendisney ◴[18 Jun 25 23:42 UTC] No.44314200[source]▶
Ohh thats a whole new dystopian formula! We all thought instagram was optional but soon it Will be required to show off your beach body. While drinking the correct drink. Enhance with the right ai and catefully edit out your chinese Mexican and african friends.

The gaming quality on yt and twitch can be measured with ai to check if you are not pretending. The immigration interview full of questions about grand theft auto.

HN born as a place for founders to pretend to be civilized and knowledgable can extend to cover everyone. I mean, I wouldnt give a visum to the guy writing this comment.

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2. morkalork ◴[19 Jun 25 03:40 UTC] No.44315230[source]▶
Don't blur your friend's faces, that's suspicious. But if you leave the in their profiles will be matched up and checked too. You think the House Un-American Activities Committee was bad? The future will be 1000x more intense.