As a Canadian, I won't be travelling to the Republic of Gilead anytime soon. That country is becoming worse by the minute.

And since Americans think I'm Latino (I'm not), I don't want to be shipped to El Salvador.

If the Dems aren't running on abolishing ICE and completely dismantling the police state, now, they're setting up to throw the 2028 election.

Uhhhh, it's more than their social media.

The new proposal would make it "mandatory" for ESTA applicants to provide US authorities with access to five years of their social media activity on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and X.

Visitors will also be required to provide information on what US authorities dub "high-value data fields," meaning all of their phone numbers over the past five years and all of their e-mail addresses over the past 10. Moreover, they will be forced to provide personal details on family members as well as provide their own biometric data.

The proposal was published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, meaning that it will be open for public comment for 60 days, at which point it will become law unless challenged in court.

Oh, man. Anyone else remember how Republicans used to threaten to exercise their 2A rights in response to filling out a basic census report?

Yeah. I miss the days when those folks were considered the standard for "Conservative values". They were practically antifa back then.

"I don't use social media, and I don't have an email."

People, PLEASE stop coming to America. The government doesn’t want you here. Also, it’s not safe at all.

I decided to never return to the US after they brought in mandatory fingerprinting. It's progressed so much further now. Land of the free*

Ok, idea, The rest of the world demands access to 5 years of US citizens social media to enter their countries. Deny Nazi/Fash/Maga from leaving the US.

Been there twice, it was interesting and already shocking in 2008.

You US Americans should visit Europe or live there for a while. Then you can decide to come back or stay but you'll have at least a reference point in your brain that things can be different and maybe that the US isn't the greatest country in the world in all fields.

Do not visit the US

If this shit passes, the EU should apply the same rule and when we find a fucking MAGAt, stamp "Entry Denied and Fuck Off!"

Trying to isolate the country from what used to be our allies, then take away all our rights and turn this degrading shithole into North Korea where the citizens are law bound to kiss their "leaders" ass and pretend it doesn't fucking stink.

It's amazing how much the US doesn't want you to go there, even if it's just to visit.

Despite all the mediocrity, there are some things to see there, but if that's the authorities' attitude (and this here is not the first example of it), yeah, I think I'll skip.

Don't come here is the message they're sending. The US is closed for business.

Fascism.

What’s social media?

Lol, what tourists

One of my relative was stuck in us borders because he didn't have social media pages to his name so they thought he was a terrorist.

This was in 2021 I believe.

This made me scared to go even before the orange man came back.

Seems they got really tired of people bringing burner phones when visiting the USA.

Read between the lines.... 100 billion dollar bailout coming to aid the tourism businesses affected by the new rules..

His hotels...

Just like the farmer bailout due to the losses incurred from the tariffs

yeah, because tourism is doing so well now, we need more reasons to fuck over the industry