Summary
Privacy advocates compare the measure to practices in more controlling regimes, warning it could erode personal privacy.
Applicants can decline, but doing so may jeopardize their chance of receiving a visa.
Key Points
3 points1
Visa applicants could be required to submit social media information.
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The policy aims to enhance security but raises privacy concerns.
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Refusing the request may lead to a denied visa application.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsvisa
a special paper that lets you travel to another country
social media
websites where people share pictures and thoughts
privacy
keeping personal information secret
authoritarian
a government that controls many parts of people’s lives
vetting
checking carefully
regime
the group of people who run a country
advocates
people who speak up for a cause
jeopardize
to put in danger
screening
a careful check to see if someone is safe
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