"The Trump administration is preparing to impose one of the most stringent travel-screening requirements in modern US history, with foreign tourists set to be required to hand over five years of their social media history before they are allowed to enter the country. The proposal, filed quietly this week in the Federal Register by US Customs and Border Protection, would apply to all foreign nationals, including travellers from visa-waiver countries such as the UK and Germany."
"Under the plan, visitors would be compelled to disclose their social media accounts stretching back half a decade, along with associated email addresses, phone numbers and information about close family members. Officials say the US public has 60 days to comment on the proposal before it begins moving through the formal approval process. The move follows a State Department rule introduced in June requiring would-be immigrants and visa applicants to make their social media accounts publicly accessible to US authorities."
US Customs and Border Protection filed a proposal that would require all foreign nationals, including visa-waiver travellers, to disclose five years of social-media history along with associated email addresses, phone numbers and information about close family members. The public has 60 days to comment before the proposal moves through formal approval. The expansion builds on a June State Department rule requiring immigrants and visa applicants to make accounts accessible to authorities and would include short-term business travellers and tourists arriving through busy airports ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Officials cite identifying potential extremists and "anti-Americanism" as justification.
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