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Student visa applicants will now be forced to make their social media accounts public (reason.com)
submitted 13 hours ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I don't think Lemmy would count as social media but that said, you can easily create a dummy account that just, for example, posts pictures of moths or beans or bread or whatever.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

posts pictures of moths or beans or bread

anarchist!

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

Yes? Anything I can help you with?

[–] inconel@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

I know nothing about how it works but won't immigration check account age for their legitimacy?