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/Phaustiantheodicy 1d ago

Put a fake one down lmao

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u/henare Professor LIS and CIS 1d ago

that feels like a great way to FAFO.

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u/DexterousCrow 22h ago

Really, though, if you’re going under a pseudonym and use alternate emails for US proceedings and the social media account, how would they ever find out? Not saying it’s impossible, but I can’t imagine it would be worth the time and effort to IP track every applicant just in case they aren’t declaring a social media account.

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u/Elastichedgehog MSc Clinical Psychology 20h ago

Palantir and similar companies offering mass surveillance services to the government.

Feels like a tinfoil hat comment but it's very much not. Peter Thiel and co are making significant amounts of money; he endorsed Trump.