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Re:U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Enter... by jcranmer on Friday September 29, 2017 @09:46AM (#15365175)
> If you're between 10 and 60 years old, "I don't use social media" will likely not really be an answer at the border. Even a barely-used account will not really be an answer.

Why not? According to an article I read, only about 75% of US teens use Instagram and a similar amount use Snapchat (the only media the article gave). Quite frankly, about 10-20% of even First World populations don't use social media or use it very lightly. That's not particularly uncommon.

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Re:U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Enter... by coldtea on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:13AM (#15365411)
Instagram and Snapchat are niche, and even then "only about 75% of US teens" is huge.

> Quite frankly, about 10-20% of even First World populations don't use social media or use it very lightly.

10-20% is still small enough to start by assuming everybody uses them, and treat the 1 in 5/10 persons as a weirdo that merits extra examination.

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Re:U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Enter... by vacri on Friday September 29, 2017 @07:04PM (#15370008)
> about 10-20% of even First World populations don't use social media

Does your number include old people? I imagine a border guard would be more willing to accept a retiree not using social media than a college-age student.

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