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[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 4 points 2 days ago

That's WILD hahahaha

I understand relatives and work, but anyone out there who is still "touring" the US at this point deserves their Darwin Award.

[–] trum_pam_pam@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Ah, classic

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (3 children)

And I suppose I'll continue my plan of staying the hell away until this administration is long gone

This feels pretty hard to enforce, are they gonna let people self select what they provide or are they perhaps going to give a list of services to give accounts for? The latter would have me looking either like a ghost that disappeared about 7 years ago (for most public social media) or one that disappeared about 3 years ago (if Reddit is included)

What happens to people who don't use social media at all? Are they going to be treated with suspicion?

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

until this administration is long gone

Based on past performance, the next Democrat administration will repeal maybe 50% of these changes at most.

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Ha! I deleted my Facebook account more than 5 years ago.

Like I would ever want to visit the US under Trump to begin with.

[–] Mikina@programming.dev 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If I'm not mistaken, people who said they don't have any are beeing held for questioning and interrogations, or maybe even denied access. I vaguely remember reading an article about this a while back, so it may not help you as much as you think.

They can (how long can they hold you based on suspicion alone?) and will cause you a lot of trouble if they don't like what you give them.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This is what I've been thinking about. What do they do with people that intentionally avoid social media? Is it simply presumed they're hiding something? To that end, would it make sense to run a 'fake' social media account where they just post and share the most politically neutral/milquetoast memes and commentary just so there's something in their history? I have always disliked the idea that one simply has to interact with social media or else be labeled an outcast/weirdo/suspicious person.

It feels like it comes from the same school of thought that the Internet and/or computers need to be used for everything...i don't like the way society continues moving away from "real" methods of paying bills and handling important personal affairs by replacing the old ways with "better" online alternatives. There are definitely benefits to both approaches, i just don't like when a "paper option" gets eliminated entirely in favor of electronic.

Just having a senior moment over here, please forgive my rambling 👴

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What do they do with people that intentionally avoid social media? Is it simply presumed they’re hiding something?

Ding ding ding, now we're finally getting somewhere here.

I'm beginning to believe the point to all this is to, if you'll excuse the cliche, "literally become 1984". They want to normalize the idea of having your every thought and action recorded and monitored across state-surveilled social media platforms.

So if for some reason you take a weekend holiday up in New England and decide to keep that to yourself? Now it's suspicious. What were you doing in Vermont? Meeting up with other communists? Planning a revolution, perhaps? Detained.

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Why not just ban tourism. Wouldn't that be easier?

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[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Lol yeah just keep pushing people away you fascist fucks.

Your world is closing in, and soon a cross hair will be in visible.

The history you follow is your doom.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 days ago

More and more non-usa folks no longer want to see Mickey Mouse, Hollywood or the one-armed bandits.

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Not that I'd ever go to that shithole but what fucking social media?

[–] flightyhobler@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I'll start creating and selling accounts.

[–] RalfWausE@feddit.org 11 points 3 days ago

Is a presence on Gopher and IRC cosidered social media?

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