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

also, "lack of a social media profile could prompt US visa denial"

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

Absolutely insane. Until recently, I had none. Now I at least have a LinkedIn account. My mother has no social media at all.

So you have no HN account? No YouTube Account? No Reddit Account?

These are all forms of Social Media.

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?

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.