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The US embassy in Bangkok announced on Monday that all US visa applicants must set their social media accounts to public for screening.

The requirement is effective immediately and aims to enable screening to confirm applicants’ identity and legal admissibility, the embassy posted on its Facebook account.

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[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 26 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Why would anyone want to go in USA? There are lot of more beautifull, rich, safe, wellcoming places in the world.

[–] jojowakaki@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Yes this. And on a very unrelated note. I heard in places with rampant crime like in Brazil, locals carry two phones. One real phone and the other one for specific times when you're being robbed.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 88 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

to confirm applicants’ identity

Social media accounts are not official, government-issued and thus not useful for this "stated" purpose.

Let's be honest about what this is really about: suppression of criticism.

[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 8 points 6 hours ago

Gotta have more data to mine and sell, too... Gotta make a few bucks for the trouble of getting citizenship. "The start of a beautiful relationship" aka the start of monetizing more new data for those AI and big tech.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 35 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

How to Get a US Visa (Without Really Trying)

Step 1: Create a Truth Social account.

Step 2: Create a litany of "truths" praising God Emperor Messiah Trump, the GREATEST president in the history of the universe.

Step 3: Share Truth Social account with US State Department. Remember, it's definitely the only social media account you have because why would anyone need anything but Truth Social?

Step 4: Get Visa.

[–] No1@aussie.zone 4 points 4 hours ago

Then when the next idiot from the other side gets in, they'll deny you a visa for having posted that lol

[–] Slayer@infosec.pub 5 points 4 hours ago

The question is why the fuck would you even bother for a visa to the land of the free pedophiles and fascists?

[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 47 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

What if they don't have any social media accounts?

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 49 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Believe it or not, straight to jail.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 15 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Okay strait to jail. Nonblind loyalty won't be tolerated in trumps America.

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 22 points 8 hours ago
[–] stumu415@lemmy.zip 22 points 8 hours ago

Who wants to travel to the fourth Reich anyways?

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 12 points 9 hours ago

Alt accounts, my guy

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

LOL. Yeah no.