The Trump administration is continuing its dangerous push to surveil and suppress foreign students’ social media activity. The State Department recently announced an unprecedented new requirement that applicants for student and exchange visas must set all social media accounts to “public” for...
  • ltxrtquq ( ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml ) English
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    1 year ago

    if applicants refuse to unlock their accounts or otherwise don’t maintain a social media presence, the government may interpret it as an attempt to evade the requirement or deliberately hide online activity.

    Here I was, wondering why people don’t just say they don’t have a social media account.