The U.S. proposes asking foreign tourists for five years of social media history before allowing them into the country. EFF’s Lisa Femia breaks down this breaks down this speech-chilling and privacy-invasive scheme for ABC Australia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-11/us-to-order-foreign-tourists-to-disclose-social-media-histories/106128922
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@eff I really can't see how they could implement this system? There are still plenty of people who don't use social media and there are plenty who use aliases for their accounts. The whole thing seems badly thought out and very sinister
@eff
Dear world,
Please stay away from my country until all of these bastards are in prison or in the ground.
None of us can guarantee your safety.
@eff For some reason, that link isn’t working for me, but I found the story here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-11/white-house-plans-social-media-requirement-visa-exempt-countries/106128022
@eff that’s why many people don’t want to go to the USA anymore. I certainly wouldn’t go, even in transit.
Oh no, I better watch my posts then because I can't imagine a better holiday destination than 1930s Germany.
@eff
(Ignoring the #Xenophobia for the moment) Let's just say someone actually goes through the trouble of providing their "Social Media History":
How do you prove it's THEIRS?
How do you know they don't have multiple accounts?
Who decides what deems you ineligible to enter the country?
Who is going to sit and pour thru days/weeks/months of #SocialMedia posts?
#JFC are these people morons. No one ever accused #racists of being very bright. 🤦♂️
There is this saying that a Nazi can be bright, a good person or a "real", convinced Nazi. But only two of these traits combined, max.
But yes, most are just morons, convinced to be right and show definitively NO decency or other nice virtues. 😩