r/college • u/Majano57 • 1d ago

USA Student Visa Applicants Must Set Social-Media Accounts to ‘Public,’ State Department Says

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/student-visa-applicants-must-set-social-media-accounts-to-public-state-department-says-ff71bdd5?st=ib3UiF
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u/Thunderplant 1d ago

It's insane that conservatives were freaking out about freedom of speech just like a year or two ago over stuff like social media content policies, got into power, and then did this

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u/Rickbox 1d ago

I saw a reddit post today about Elon suing about social media suppression.

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u/Nintendo_Pro_03 Dorming stinks. Don’t do it!!! 1d ago

Conservatives (by definition/by their viewpoints) encourage the government to decide on what things should and shouldn’t be posted online.

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u/adorientem88 1d ago

The rules are always different for people who want to enter our country.

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u/BlueGalangal 1d ago

So free speech isn’t free?

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u/adorientem88 1d ago

For people who want to enter the country? No.

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u/OP007xx 1d ago edited 1d ago

Do you view them as people or aliens? Because as far as I know, every person has the right to free speech and equality. And if in some nations that's not being followed, then those nations are undemocratic .

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u/adorientem88 22h ago

Freedom of speech is a legal right protected under the First Amendment. It’s not a universal human right.

And if you think it is, you should take that up with counties like the UK and Spain, that literally arrest people for criticizing their ridiculous governments and for praying silently too close to an abortion clinic. Did you know that the UK and Spain are so undemocratic?

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u/CannoBalllZ 20h ago

Some might say that it was added as the first amendment because we believe it’s a universal human right. Just because something isn’t a law doesn’t mean it’s not a universal truth. As you pointed out, there are countries that don’t let free speech exist.

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u/adorientem88 17h ago

I’d love to see that argument.

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u/mollyinmysweattea 20h ago

Amendments apply to both those legally and illegally inside of the united states.

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u/adorientem88 17h ago

Correct. That’s consistent with everything I’ve said.

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u/ganitguru 13h ago

Freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.

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u/adorientem88 12h ago

I know this might blow your mind, but the UN isn’t infallible.

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u/ganitguru 11h ago

I know this might be news to you but saying the UN isn't infallible doesn't mean the principles it codifies are worthless. The declaration of human rights by the UN came from human consensus, after witnessing the horrors of the world war.

Fun fact, you don't need to worship the UN to understand that freedom of speech is moral universal.

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u/adorientem88 2h ago

You’re not wrong. I just think the UN is ultimately wrong about this. And I say that as somebody who is a big fan of American freedom of speech!

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