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cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 months ago

US embassy wants 'every social media username of past five years' for new visas

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US embassy wants 'every social media username of past five years' for new visas

www.thejournal.ie

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 months ago
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US embassy wants 'every social media username of past five years' on new visa applications
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The move has been heavily criticised by Taoiseach Micheál Martin who described it as “excessive”.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/457134

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  • jet@hackertalks.com
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    5 months ago

    Does Lemmy count?

    • cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      5 months ago

  • Ushmel@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Oh no, I might have to lie to the government

  • mintiefresh@piefed.ca
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    5 months ago

    Holy crap. How is this even real?

  • copdeb@crazypeople.online
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    5 months ago

    I haven’t get my #viss, but since last year I was thinking about it. With these news and for what you see from the #USA, there is no way that I’ll throw myself into that humilliation

  • ButtBidet [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Oh no, I can’t visit Amerikkkka now

    powercry-2

    • 小莱卡@lemmygrad.ml
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      oh no, i now don’t get to spend $200 + travel costs to tramit an american visa 😭

    • cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      5 months ago

  • shneancy@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    lmao, their tourism is going to shrivel and die so fast

    • Gen_Euffe@sh.itjust.works
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      The attendance for the next FIFA cup was already looking bad, and I can’t imagine the US government wanting your history of online activity to help it even a bit.

      • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
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        Maybe that will finally kill off the giant amorphous blob of human rights violations known as FIFA

      • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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        People should boycott it outright.

        The entire event industry is a front for sex trafficking.

      • Bloomcole@lemmy.world
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        The last one was in some barbarian gulf state, now it’s even worse. Fuck FIFA

      • Vanth@reddthat.com
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        5 months ago

        I can’t wait to see high attendance in Mexico and Canada-hosted matches, with rock bottom attendance in the US. Even US fans travelling domestically, don’t go, especially to the states that are falling into line with Trump.

        Not that it will actually be recognized for what it is. I may put together a bingo card on the ways media spins it.

        • Ushmel@lemmy.world
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          I’ve been boycotting the world cup for a decade because they can’t stop giving the host status to horrible states

        • cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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          Yeah looking at the attendance for the world club competition is pretty bad.

    • Petter1@lemm.ee
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      It already is… Many people from Europe I know, now cancelled their plans.

  • cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    5 months ago

    Here officer my username is ifuckyourmum69

  • Handmaid@lemmy.zip
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    People want to immigrate to the USA still? Bizarre.

    • 鳳凰院 凶真 (Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works
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      There are still countries even worse than the US.

      And I think you’re underestimating the strength of an immigrant’s will to take risks to attempt to find a better life. Immigrants have suffered far worse throught US History.

      I mean, just take a look at Wong Kim Ark. Dude didn’t just give up and leave, he stood his ground and fought though it, even though he had no idea if the US would even consider his case seriously.

      And many people already have relatives in the US. So these are the risks they are willing to take to reunite. Unlike many westerners, who just completely give up on the slightest obstacles.

      (Although I do think the much better option now is the EU, if they don’t have any relatives in the US already.)

    • childOfMagenta@jlai.lu
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      You can need a visa for tourism.

      • Chais@sh.itjust.works
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        People want to travel to the USA still? Bizarre.

  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    Lol I don’t even remember most of my previous handles. If amnesia isn’t a valid defense I’m never getting into the USA. Then again, I have no reason to visit shithole countries in the first place.

    • cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      Nobody can and that will be use to prove that you lie on the form if they need to find something on you in the future.

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    Of course, how would they know if you don’t list any? Oh, that’s right, PRISM. Fully expect that people who don’t have social media accounts to get accused of having them simply because someone else shares the same name and did say First Amendment protected stuff, like Donald Trump is a terrible fucking president and should be impeached.

    Sorry person with the last name Erdude. I guess you aren’t getting into the US now.

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      it’s ok. my married name is Erdude but we spell it E’Rdude.

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        I am a doctor and my professional name is Dr. ER dude.

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        Why does this make me think of Birdcage…

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      I feel like I’m going to be responsible for Trump sending ICE to raid the Shady Pines community event planning committee that picks the color schemes for their weekly card games.

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      should be impeached

      Impeached and then executed for treason.

      • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz
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        Dragged out and gaddafied

        • billwashere@lemmy.world
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          5 months ago

          I was thinking more of Mussolinied

  • daggermoon@lemmy.world
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    What if you don’t have social media accounts?

    • barneypiccolo@lemm.ee
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      That’s even worse.

    • Drunk & Root@sh.itjust.works
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      “quite suspicous what do you have to hide?” and then they smack you with batons arrest you and put you in jail with gang members muders and every evil and vile person

    • ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world
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      Right to jail

      • creisel@lemmy.zip
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        Right away, jail!

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    Well, that’s one more reason to never come to the USA again

  • BoycottPro@lemm.ee
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    This is stupid. This will not stop spies and terrorists, they will just create fake accounts. This will only hurt legitimate immigrants.

    • FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr
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      This is for non immigrant visas it says

      • BoycottPro@lemm.ee
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        What I said can be applied to any type of visa. The policy is not going to fix anything, it’s only going to invade peoples privacy and turn away legitimate visa applicants.

        • FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr
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          USA being USA

          Btw don’t forget to switch instance

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    Oh look, fake social media accounts used. Fantastic. No gaps here!

  • tamagotchicowboy [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Every social media username? I figure most people are like me and lost most of them.

    • 小莱卡@lemmygrad.ml
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      at this point, these companies would make a buck as lost accounts recovery services.

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