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

I'm wondering how the officials are planning to verify which social media accounts an applicant holds. Apparently the idea of creating a 'clean' account for inspection is novel to them.

Also, pleasantly surprised to see this not immediately flagged off the front page. Of late, the flagging has been particularly trigger happy.

This is what Palantir is for. It's already being actively used to gather data and turn away journalists (speculative) https://bsky.app/profile/alistairkitchen.bsky.social/post/3l...