U.S. now can ask travelers for Facebook, Twitter handles

Re:U.S. now can ask travelers for Facebook, Twitter handles by Karellen on Friday June 02, 2017 @12:16PM (#14471024)

I actually don't have, and have never had, a facebook or twitter account. So, if I ever try to go to the US it's likely that that will be seen as "refusal to cooperate"? And I'm likely to be denied entry because of it?

Wow.

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Re:U.S. now can ask travelers for Facebook, Twitter handles by mikeash on Friday June 02, 2017 @12:24PM (#14471109)

I don't know what would happen there. If you can convince them that you truly have none, you should be fine, but they may be hard to convince. Immigration officers can refuse non-citizens entry for almost any reason.

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Re:U.S. now can ask travelers for Facebook, Twitter handles by ajeet_dhaliwal on Friday June 02, 2017 @12:43PM (#14471273)

I'm the same, may be we would be advised to create a Facebook and Twitter account, but then would you be required to keep updating it and actually using it?

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Re:U.S. now can ask travelers for Facebook, Twitter handles by khedoros1 on Friday June 02, 2017 @01:11PM (#14471582)

I've had one for a long time, but I don't post publicly. Without friending me, it's difficult to tell that the account's in use.

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