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

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523 points sva_ | 1 comments | 18 Jun 25 23:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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kavouras ◴[19 Jun 25 10:22 UTC] No.44317179[source]▶
A Greek friend of mine who applied for a visa to do a PhD in US about a month ago, was required to unlock their social media profile by the US embassy, this is already happening.
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1. dlivingston ◴[20 Jun 25 16:40 UTC] No.44329509[source]▶
What does 'unlocking' a social media profile mean, specifically? Making your Facebook / Instagram public?