US Asks Visitors for Social Media Information

The U.S. government has started asking some foreign visitors to provide their social media account information as part of the effort to identify potential terrorists. Since last week, foreigners arriving in the U.S. on the visa waiver program are asked to identify the social media platforms they use and their account names. Even though the request is optional and U.S. officials have said they would not deny entry to anyone who declines to disclose the information, the move has...

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