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You Shouldn’t Have to Make Your Social Media Public to Get a Visa (www.eff.org)
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[–] 30 points 1 year ago (6 children)

if applicants ... don’t maintain a social media presence, the government may interpret it as an attempt to evade the requirement or deliberately hide online activity.

Presumably it's disqualifying.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    I have not seen any language that suggests that, nor what EFF is saying.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    A separate cable, obtained by multiple news outlets, directed embassies and consulates to vet applicants for “hostile attitudes towards our citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles”

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    Applicants for student and exchange visas will now have their “entire online presence” vetted, per the cable reportedly said. If students refuse to change their accounts to “public” and “limited access to, or visibility of, online presence could be construed as an effort to evade or hide certain activity.”

    Seems like a reasonable assumption to me

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    I don't see how that even implies that not having a presence in the first place is inherently a red flag...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    limited access to, or visibility of, online presence could be construed as an effort to evade or hide certain activity

    Do you really not? Can you not connect the dots between "limited access to, or visibility of, online presence" and not having a social media account? Do you truly not understand how these two things are related?

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