The U.S. State Department has issued a directive that foreign students who come to seek education have to put their social media profiles on an open platform so as to allow diplomats to check their social media activity. This new rule is to find out about any activity that harms the U.S. or incites violence. This move has elicited certain criticisms, especially on the potential impact on the freedom of expression, but it forms part of the bigger plan that the Trump government has had to intensify visa vetting and nationwide safety.
New US Visa Rules Make Social Media Screening Mandatory For Student Visas
