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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: 0.266s | 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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grg0 ◴[19 Jun 25 00:49 UTC] No.44314499[source]▶
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.

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TZubiri ◴[19 Jun 25 04:06 UTC] No.44315338[source]▶
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.

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intended ◴[19 Jun 25 05:32 UTC] No.44315743[source]▶
Strawman.

No one is saying states don’t have the right.

States can go even further. They can decide to exit economic unions, trade agreements, etc. You have sovereignty.

Everyone knows you have freedom to play cards as you see fit. Everyone who understands how the game is played, will also make moves accordingly.

There’s nothing to be defensive about.

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1. TZubiri ◴[20 Jun 25 20:31 UTC] No.44331802[source]▶
Oh I might have misspoken, what I meant by "the states" was "The United States" rather than "the individual states". I think capitalizing it as "The States" or even "the States" should be sufficient to distinguish it correctly in the future.

On another topic, I think neither individuals nor the states, have sovereignity over the land, only The State has. But I may be mistaken.