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US demands visa applicants’ social network history
The US State Department has released new regulations which require visa applicants worldwide to provide data on the social networks the have used in recent years, a policy that could affect 14.7 million people. The regulation was published on Friday and will take effect in 60 days, once they have completed the review process in which citizens and organisations can express their views on the measure. The move follows demands by President Donald Trump for stricter border control to identify possible terrorists planning the enter the US by legal means.
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