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

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64 points djoldman | 2 comments | 24 Jun 25 19:10 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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jan_Sate ◴[28 Jun 25 10:50 UTC] No.44403737[source]▶
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.

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apwell23 ◴[28 Jun 25 12:09 UTC] No.44404097[source]▶
Doing that would be visa fraud.

Why create any rule if ppl can commit fraud anyways?

Why ask for educational qualifications for h1b because ppl can create fake certificates( many do) ?

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Chris2048 ◴[28 Jun 25 12:34 UTC] No.44404249[source]▶
Would it? What makes aSM account "official"? If I make a burner account, it's still my account.
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apwell23 ◴[28 Jun 25 12:43 UTC] No.44404307[source]▶
you have reveal all social media accounts not one of your choosing.

ppl commenting here without even checking the basics :(

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AlecSchueler ◴[28 Jun 25 13:00 UTC] No.44404413[source]▶
And if you deactivate the others?
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1. Chris2048 ◴[29 Jun 25 11:37 UTC] No.44412276{3}[source]▶
It says "from the last five years"
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2. AlecSchueler ◴[29 Jun 25 17:14 UTC] No.44414674[source]▶
So what happens if you deactivated an account within the past five years, you can't travel to the US?