The proposed change would add the question: "Please enter information associated with your online presence — Provider/Platform — Social media identifier" to the I-94 and I-94W forms filled out ...

Foreigners traveling to the United States without a visa would be asked to provide the government with their social media handles under a new proposal from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The social media platform has just turned a profit for the first time in its 20-year history, and now boasts a record 97.2 million daily active users, marking a year-over-year increase of 47%.

USCIS estimates that providing social media handles will add just 0.08 hours—about five minutes—to each application, resulting in a total public burden of 285,999 hours across roughly 3.6 ...

Homeland Security said the new form question would be worded like so: “Please enter information associated with your online presence — Provider/Platform — Social media identifier.” ...

An association for several internet giants, and a number of advocacy groups are not enthused by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s proposal to ask people for their social media identifiers on ...

DHS/IDGNS ESTA form asks for social media information from visitors to the U.S. The new field has come into force from Tuesday, according to Politico, which quoted a government official. The visa ...

Still, some analysts object that collecting social identifier information is likely only to identify criminal targets who conscientiously post objectionable or suspicious comments prior to ...

The proposal notes that it would affect roughly 3.6 million applicants. According to Politico, the agency hasn’t stated which social media networks would be included on the form.