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

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523 points sva_ | 3 comments | 18 Jun 25 23:11 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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. TZubiri ◴[19 Jun 25 04:09 UTC] No.44315350[source]▶
I think at this point the onus is on you to provide some form of alternative. Can you provide to the officers at port of entry some proof of employment, or whatever?

If you are just going to blindly be indistinguishable from bad actors and do no effort in distinguishing yourself., then yea, don't travel to that country.

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2. maeil ◴[19 Jun 25 04:22 UTC] No.44315416[source]▶
It's become very hard to tell whether this is sarcasm. I sure hope it is, though.
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