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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: 0.241s | 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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energywut ◴[19 Jun 25 01:09 UTC] No.44314587[source]▶
I create and delete HN accounts every... 80-200 karma. I don't have a youtube account. I don't have a reddit account.

Why is it so difficult to believe that there are people here who view social media as a harmful thing they try to mostly avoid?

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1. redczar ◴[19 Jun 25 01:50 UTC] No.44314762[source]▶
I’ve been on HN since the beginning. I’m on my 12th or so username. Like you I don’t have a Reddit, Facebook, etc. account. Social Media is a plague on society.