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State Department resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to their social media
The department says consular officers will be on the lookout for posts and messages that could be deemed hostile to the ...
The US says foreign students can start getting visas again, but they'll have to make their social media accounts public
The State Department said both full-time and exchange students could be vetted, calling every visa application a "national ...
US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
The U.S. State Department says it’s restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but says all ...
What to Know About New Social Media Screening Rules for Student Visas
Applicants will be required to make their social media profiles “public” and will be screened for “hostile attitudes” toward ...
State Dept. restarts student visa interviews with tougher social media rules
Foreign nationals who seek visas to study in the United States will have to make social media posts public to be scrutinized ...
US resumes student visas but orders enhanced social media vetting
Social media accounts of applicants will now be screened for posts or messages that can be deemed hostile to the US or its ...
Australia's teen social media ban faces a new wildcard: teenagers
When 13-year-old Jasmine Elkin tried out the age-checking software Australia might use to ban children and teenagers from ...
U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants
The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening ...
Trump administration tightens social media vetting for foreign students
Visa applicants will be asked to change their privacy settings on social media profiles to "public," an official said.
U.S. Will Resume Suspended Foreign Student Visas, Begin Vetting Students’ Social Media
Student visa processing was suspended in May as the Trump administration squared off with several prestigious universities ...
New York passes a social media warning label mandate.
The bill is headed to Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk and follows a similar bill passed in the Minnesota legislature. If ...