Freedom of speech 🪦

Easy. "I don't use social media."

- Yep it's crazy ppl don't get how this works. If they don't like your answer or think you're deceiving them ... Denied.
- Literally the best case scenario.
  Jesus Christ, why are people still trying to travel to the USA
- Fifth class trip to Somalia. Bake'm away, toys.

do these morons know how easy it is to make a bogus sockpuppet acct and load it up with bogus posts and photos?

edit: yes i know it's not remotely actually about "national security" but rather acclimating people to the "you have zero privacy here" policy

It also mean that if you tell them you don't use social media you will probably get refused since they will think you're lying. So you would have to make fake accounts lol.
Timestamps
And it's not about stopping terrorists. It's about making people scared.
- did they remove the 'change timestamp' feature? i deleted all those accounts ages ago

F, M, or J

Teachers and students.

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/06/announcement-of-expanded-screening-and-vetting-for-visa-applicants/

I want to believe it's fake. No one can be that stupid.
- Nope. It's real.
  https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/06/announcement-of-expanded-screening-and-vetting-for-visa-applicants/
- How can anyone still think this?
The page shows blank; anyone had a copy?
- Think they're blocking VPNs
  Announcement of Expanded Screening and Vetting for Visa Applicants MEDIA NOTE
  OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON
  JUNE 18, 2025
  The State Department is committed to protecting our nation and our citizens by upholding the highest standards of national security and public safety through our visa process. A U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right.
  We use all available information in our visa screening and vetting to identify visa applicants who are inadmissible to the United States, including those who pose a threat to U.S. national security. Under new guidance, we will conduct a comprehensive and thorough vetting, including online presence, of all student and exchange visitor applicants in the F, M, and J nonimmigrant classifications.
  To facilitate this vetting, all applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas will be instructed to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to “public.”
  Our overseas posts will resume scheduling F, M, and J nonimmigrant visa applications soon. Applicants should check the relevant embassy or consulate website for appointment availability.
  Every visa adjudication is a national security decision. The United States must be vigilant during the visa issuance process to ensure that those applying for admission into the United States do not intend to harm Americans and our national interests, and that all applicants credibly establish their eligibility for the visa sought, including that they intend to engage in activities consistent with the terms for their admission.

Well sounds more like it's a JD Vance and Trump Security decision. Can't have them be too insecure by checks notes posting memes and making jokes about them.

Mah freedumb.

Interesting to just single out students

The educated are the enemy of fascists

This is fake right?

No.
Have you been paying any attention?
- Yes and sometimes it’s a bit hard to tell the difference between a good joke and reality at the moment