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US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Blaze@piefed.zip to c/privacy@programming.dev

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The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, who can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.

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[–] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

America’s gonna need to kill their pedophile overlords before I think about stepping foot in there again.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What if you have no social media?

I deleted it all over five years ago, Reddit almost 3 years ago.

Other than Lemmy that is. That's all I got if that counts as social media.

I feel like they wouldn't believe me though and deny me. How do you prove you don't have something?

[–] SuspiciousCatThing@pawb.social 5 points 1 month ago

They legitimately find lack of social media to be a red flag.

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I went to the US last year for a work conference knowing it was probably the last time i'd be going

[–] sveltecider@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I’m not stepping into America for a while.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The US could arbitrarily brutalize anyone for using the wrong flag emoji in their profile

Also, please don't delete your accounts

[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 1 points 1 month ago

please don’t delete your accounts

How come?

[–] Lucelu2@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

My life goal is to leave the US for more than five years and to entirely avoid social media. I want to discover and embody a life without screens in a place (or places) that is not a dumpster fire. Imagine just living an analog life in some village, occasionally visiting a city... traveling by train or bus, buying a ticket when you need one at a ticket counter or vend machine... Who knows if I would be allowed back in. Who knows what the US will look like in another 5-8 years (since I can't retire for another couple years). It may be I can't leave and will have to find a place here as off grid as I can get. I know my kid and their spouse may also want to take a powder from this shitshow.

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

And what if you say I don't have 'social' media, and you really don't haven any. Then what? I doubt the believe you.

[–] BlushedPotatoPlayers@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

They asked for social media accounts in the ESTA application for years. I never entered anything, it always went through

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