US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories

Australians, New Zealanders and citizens of 40 other visa-exempt countries must disclose five years' worth of social media history to visit the US, under a Trump administration plan.
Applicants would have to submit other "high-value data fields" including phone numbers from the last five years, email addresses from the past decade, personal details of family members and biometric information.
A number of legal and policy experts told The Washington Post the enhanced vetting measures are the latest attempt by the Trump administration to clamp down on critical online speech.

This sounds rather dictatorial, don't you think.
I am sure many wanna-be visitors will no longer choose the US as their holiday destination.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-11/white-house-plans-social-media-requirement-visa-exempt-countries/106128022

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swirlie · 31-35

This information has already been posted by the Canadian Travel Association upon the advice of the Canadian Federal Government. Canadians have been warned for about 3 months now, that upon crossing the Canada/US border by car, their phone will be searched, the persons in the car will be fingerprinted and if they carry a laptop it will be searched for user content. Winter travel to the US from Canada is down by 35% so far this year and is expected to fall further after Christmas when most snowbirds head south following the Christmas season.

Gusman · 61-69, M

@swirlie Mr Trump is having a real detrimental effect on US' standing across the world.
I understand he needs to vet those coming in but to demand phone numbers from the last five years, email addresses from the past decade, personal details of family members and biometric information and five years' worth of social media data is going beyond the pale.

swirlie · 31-35

@Gusman
...but we have to remember that Trump said he was going to do all this during his 2024 Presidential Campaign and all he's doing is sticking to his word. It's not Trump I'm concerned about, it's the Americans who voted for Trump TWICE and made him President TWICE who have me deeply concerned.