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

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523 points sva_ | 1 comments | 18 Jun 25 23:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | 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. frollogaston ◴[19 Jun 25 00:25 UTC] No.44314394[source]▶
This is why I made an unused Facebook account filled with normal stuff before applying to college, back when that was the popular thing.