The State Department Wants to Require Visa Applicants to Submit Five Years of Social Media Details
(WASHINGTON) — The State Department wants to require all U.S. visa applicants to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers, vastly expanding the Trump administration's enhanced vetting of potential immigrants and visitors. In documents to be published in … Read More
Bangladesh Plans To Curb “Digital Opium” Of Social Media
The telecoms regulator blamed excessive use of Facebook and other popular social media platforms for distracting millions of students from studies. … Dhaka: Bangladesh wants to limit the amount of time its young people spend on social media, an official said Thursday, flagging plans to curb access to … Read More
Two quizzed by PSNI after rape trial woman named on social media
However, a worrying feature of the trial of Ireland and Ulster rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding and two of their friends was that the complainant's name appeared in a number of social media posts. A photograph purporting to be the woman was also widely distributed on online messaging … …
‘Cat thrower’ filmed in social media video tracked down, RSPCA says
In Queensland, animal cruelty charges carry a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment or a $220,000 fine. Mr Beatty said in response to the growing number of social media videos that show disturbing acts, RSCPA Queensland have a dedicated investigator who tracks animal abusers down. Read More
US visa applications may soon require five years of social media info
The State Department wants to require all US visa applicants, both immigrant and non, disclose their social media handles to the US government, CNN reports. In documents that the department will file to the Federal Register tomorrow, it proposes that nearly every individual applying for a US visa be … Read …
The Dark Side of Social Media: Is Your Data Safe?
Beyond exposing how the political campaigns of President Donald Trump and others exploited Facebook user data for political advertising, the ongoing Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal surrounding the social network has been a rude awakening for those learning just how much data and … Read More
Referendum Commission has no power over social media
The politicians have debated, the Citizens Assembly has had its discussions, the Oireachtas Committee has heard from various witnesses. Now, the decision on the proposal to give the Oireachtas the power to make law to regulate the termination of pregnancy will be made by the people of Ireland on … Read …
US to demand visa applicants turn over social media history
According to documents set to publish in The Federal Register, if you want to come to the US on a non-immigrant visa you'll have to answer questions about your family's involvement in terrorist activities. And you will also be required to provide your social media handles, email addresses, and phone … …
US set to request five years of social media history for all visa applicants
The Trump administration is seeking to change visa applications to require all applicants to turn over five years of social media history. The move is a major expansion of President Donald Trump's effort to implement "extreme vetting" and change how immigrants and visitors to the U.S. are processed. Read More
Abortion referendum will see no policing of social media
Amid mounting concerns internationally about the impact that misleading or fake news and clandestine social media campaigning has on elections and referendums, politicians and campaigners on both sides of the abortion debate have raised questions about social media advertising and foreign … Read More