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

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523 points sva_ | 2 comments | 18 Jun 25 23:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.491s | 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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throwaway2037 ◴[19 Jun 25 08:30 UTC] No.44316606[source]▶
This looks taken out of context. First, Economic Times is a shitty news source. The original was reported by Bloomberg, a much better news source. (What is their SEO dept doing to get ahead of Bloomberg in Google search results?)

The exact quote: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/immigration/rubio-orders-tough...

    > Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday ordered more scrutiny of the social-media profiles of any foreigners seeking to visit Harvard University, telling US consular officers that applicants’ lack of an online presence might be enough evidence to deny a visa.
This part is important: "any foreigners seeking to visit Harvard University"

Is Rubio's cable sent to US embassies worldwide public? It would be nice to see the full text.

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1. gopkarthik ◴[19 Jun 25 09:56 UTC] No.44317055[source]▶
> What is their SEO dept doing to get ahead of Bloomberg in Google search results?

I thought ET/Hindustan Times etc showed up in Google Search results since I search from the region. But if they show up before Bloomberg/FT/WSJ etc for other regions too, then ET's SEO team is doing something terrific.

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2. throwaway2037 ◴[22 Jun 25 08:43 UTC] No.44345167[source]▶
It is ridiculous how good is Economic Times' SEO team! The crap they pump out reads like a ChatGPT summary from other major newspapers. Grumble...