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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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ShenaniganFoodie · 36-40, M
Been to the US 6 times BUT never again
Gusman · 61-69, M
@ShenaniganFoodie My thinking is, why would anyone want to visit the US under such draconian rules?
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@Gusman Been there dozens of times from the '90s to 2018 without any of that. No plans to go there again. What is the actual purpose of this stuff anyway? It's not as if it will catch anyone significant.
Gusman · 61-69, M
@ninalanyon It is what an insecure person would do.
Trump administration to clamp down on critical online speech.
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@Gusman What worries me is that even after Trump's term is over that much of the changes to US society, politics, and law enforcement will remain.
Gusman · 61-69, M
@ninalanyon Yes. Very difficult to rescind laws.
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@Gusman It's not just that it is difficult to repeal them, it's also that the next government (of whatever party) will most likely find the laws to be convenient. For the government that is, not the governed.
Gusman · 61-69, M
@ninalanyon I agree. If laws suppress citizens' rights, then governments love them.