Korean students seek 'digital undertakers' amid US visa social media screening

I don't get why the US thought that it'd be a good idea to vet social media accounts for visa applications. If someone's having ill intent, one could easily create a burner account and fill in some random content for the sake of getting thru the visa application. Or they could even just purchase an account somewhere on the internet.

Sad to see what US has become.

> I don't get why the US thought that it'd be a good idea to vet social media accounts for visa applications.

Since almost all major social media companies are american, and all major social media/tech companies are state/defense companies, the US already "vets" social media accounts of foreigners and most likely americans as well.

This has nothing to do with "vetting" social media accounts. It's about scaring the world so that the world stops criticizing primarily israel.

If we really want to "vet" foreigners, we'd be doing it secretly so that bad actors feel free to expose themselves on social media. This does the exact opposite. It's about controlling the narrative and preventing criticism of israel.