New US Visa Rules: Make Social Media Profiles Public

Friday, June 20, 2025

Foreign students will be required to unlock their social media profiles to allow US diplomats to review their online activity before receiving educational and exchange visas, the state department has announced. Those who fail to do so will be suspected of hiding that activity from US officials.

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... Foreign students will be required to unlock their social media profiles to allow US diplomats to review their online activity before receiving educational and exchange visas, the state department has announced. Those who fail to do so will be suspected of hiding that activity from US officials.

The new guidance, unveiled by the state department on Wednesday, directs US diplomats to conduct an online presence review to look for "any indications of hostility toward the citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles of the United States".

A cable separately obtained by Politico also instructs diplomats to flag any "advocacy for, aid or support for foreign terrorists and other threats to US national security" and "support for unlawful antisemitic harassment or violence". ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-20 12:04 AM | Reply

So, if a foreign student might have criticized Pres Trump in a social media post then ... no ability to apply to a US college?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-20 12:05 AM | Reply

More revolting behavior from the Trumpf junta. Canada is going to benefit from foreign students heading to McMaster, McGill, Concordia, UBC, UQAM, etc. US professors are heading north to teach them: www.ctvnews.ca

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-20 03:57 AM | Reply

The correct answer at the border these days is,"Ja wohl!"

#4 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-06-20 08:45 AM | Reply

Only fair, if you don't actually like out country you're ass doesn't need to be here.

#5 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-06-20 07:58 PM | Reply

As long as they don't require basic English skills, eh, Blue?
;)

#6 | Posted by cbob at 2025-06-20 09:33 PM | Reply

#5
FLAGGED: Insecure Xenophobe

(Is there any other kind?)

#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-06-21 05:35 AM | Reply

Social media profiles?
What nonsense.
Like their orange-slathered gawd, MAGAts work hard to come across as fearful, moronic cowards/bullies.

#8 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-06-21 06:47 AM | Reply

Fascist to his core...
Comment by Trump's former Defense Department chief, Mattis, and John Kelly, Trump's own Chief of Staff.

#9 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-06-21 07:22 AM | Reply

"Free Speech America". What a joke.

#10 | Posted by zarnon at 2025-06-21 08:27 AM | Reply

what's the firs thing you putrid dopes do when there's a shooting ?
you look for social media so you know which of the following will be your next move.

1) any hint of shooter NOT being a baby killing leftist illegal rape and murderer.....you'll scream in fake moral outrage.

2) if there IS any hint of shooter being a leftist
cullt stooge lying pos.....you'll ignore it and
wait until you can repeat something from the network
that had less tnan half a million viewers in prime time.

#11 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-06-21 11:48 AM | Reply

or you're just upset that a potential assassination of trump

will be derailed..

.because that's what people who don't care how many women

and children are raped and murdered by illegals root for

#12 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-06-21 11:55 AM | Reply

More ------- lies from the mouth-breathing imbecile.

---- off ------.

#13 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-21 08:34 PM | Reply

I don't like you. Get the ---- out -------

#14 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-21 08:35 PM | Reply

Only fair, if you don't actually like out country you're ass doesn't need to be here.

#5 | POSTED BY BLUEWAFFLES

So you are perfectly ok with giving access to YOUR online profiles if YOU visit another country?

Whats good for the Trumpy goose.. is good for the maga ganders.

Or for BJ- do unto others ... etc.

#15 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-22 11:44 AM | Reply