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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: 0.291s | source
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angst ◴[18 Jun 25 23:50 UTC] No.44314242[source]▶
also, "lack of a social media profile could prompt US visa denial"

source https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/study/now-lack-of-a...

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colinbartlett ◴[19 Jun 25 00:04 UTC] No.44314314[source]▶
Absolutely insane. Until recently, I had none. Now I at least have a LinkedIn account. My mother has no social media at all.
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Alupis ◴[19 Jun 25 00:35 UTC] No.44314428[source]▶
So you have no HN account? No YouTube Account? No Reddit Account?

These are all forms of Social Media.

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1. fc417fc802 ◴[19 Jun 25 01:02 UTC] No.44314556[source]▶
Speaking for myself I have an HN account but why would I want those other two? And I certainly don't have any "social" accounts under my legal name.

I'm not even comfortable with ICANN based DNS given that the identity requirements amount to an impressum. That's fine for business dealings but interpersonal communications (including the metadata) should be private from outside observers.