Earlier it was announced that this was just for H1B types, but this is for tourists also. So we won't let in any "Death to America" types anymore.
However, I am not sure of something. The Death to America types will post under a incognito handle, not under their own names. They just don't have to reveal those accounts to the visa officer. The ones under their own names would be clean as a whistle. They can also just delete the offending posts. Of course they can get Zuck/Pichai/Musk to integrate their systems to the Federal systems if they wanted to so delete posts also show up.
What am I missing?
My suspicion is that Trump is adding these bottlenecks to slow down the process without needing to go to Congress to change any law. He can add so many more bottlenecks and checks that the inflow just stops.
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/tourists-social-media-trump
However, I am not sure of something. The Death to America types will post under a incognito handle, not under their own names. They just don't have to reveal those accounts to the visa officer. The ones under their own names would be clean as a whistle. They can also just delete the offending posts. Of course they can get Zuck/Pichai/Musk to integrate their systems to the Federal systems if they wanted to so delete posts also show up.
What am I missing?
My suspicion is that Trump is adding these bottlenecks to slow down the process without needing to go to Congress to change any law. He can add so many more bottlenecks and checks that the inflow just stops.
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/tourists-social-media-trump
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Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US
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All tourists to the United States would have to reveal their social media activity from the last five years, under new Trump administration plans.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), would also require any email addresses and telephone numbers visitors have used in the same period, and the names, addresses, birthdates and birthplaces of family members, including children.
The proposal was published on Tuesday in a Federal Register notice, the official publication of the US government, which is put out daily. This called the new disclosures "mandatory" for entry into the US. It would apply to people of all countries, regardless of whether they require visas or are currently permitted to complete an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (Esta) instead. That includes visitors from Britain, Australia, Germany and Japan, who are not required to get a tourist visa before visiting the US.
The notice gives members of the public two months to comment. DHS did not respond to media outlets' requests for comment.
The plan would throw a wrench into the World Cup, which the US is co-hosting with Canada and Mexico next year and would normally be expected to draw huge numbers of soccer fans.
Tourism to the US has already dropped dramatically in Trump's second term, as the president has pushed a draconian crackdown on immigrants, including recent moves to ban all asylum claims and stop migration entirely from more than 30 countries.
California tourism authorities are predicting a 9% decline in foreign visits to the state this year, while Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles reported a 50% fall in foot traffic over the summer. Las Vegas, too, has been badly hit by a decline in visits, worsened by the rise of mobile gambling apps.
