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Re:U.S. now can ask travelers for Facebook, Twitter handles by Veratyr on Friday June 02, 2017 @03:32PM (#14472696)
> Your social media info is Public.

Information posted on say Twitter may be public but the link between me as a person and my Twitter account is not.

If I run a satirical Donald Trump Twitter account, I certainly don't want it on my visa application, even if the tweets I post are public.

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Re:U.S. now can ask travelers for Facebook, Twitter handles by epc on Friday June 02, 2017 @08:26PM (#14474204)
And if you're not a US Citizen/LPR you have no 1st amendment protection at the border. And if US ICE/CBP discover you haven't listed all accounts, that alone could be a disqualifying issue for entry.

Most US citizens will shrug this off and say no big deal, until the very small minority of them try to head to a country practicing reciprocal visa requirements.

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