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...

That is really sad, especially for people here, because the kind of people who dwell on HN are likely to specifically avoid creating much of a public profile on account of their increased knowledge and perception of these systems.

Time to go study in Europe, folks.

Not even a linkedin? Bluesky,A google maps thingy? Not even an FSF subscription and GNU social account?

You have the freedom to be off the grid, but the states have the freedom to reject your entry.

The idea that countries have any right to restrict the movements of non-criminals is not settled.

If I own land, I should be able to invite anyone, anywhere to come stand on it. This idea that you have no right to freedom of movement and travel on Earth is a ridiculous one.

Passports as a concept are only about a hundred years old. Prior to that if you wanted to go somewhere, you just went.