‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared

<p>Visitors will have to reveal at the border all social media activity over the past five years</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/11/vce-atar-results-victoria-social-media-ban-reactions-abs-employment-figures-queensland-parliament-aukus-meeting-washington-dc-anthony-albanese-labor-sussan-ley-coalition-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Australians are abandoning travel to the US, and boycotting World Cup matches there next year, as the Trump administration flags new rules that will soon <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/tourists-social-media-trump">require visitors to hand over their social media history</a> when applying to enter the country.</p><p>In a notice <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/10/2025-22461/agency-information-collection-activities-revision-arrival-and-departure-record-form-i-94-and">published</a> on Tuesday, the US Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) said tourists to the US from 42 countries including Australia would have to reveal all of their social media activity over the past five years under the new rules, which are up for a 60-day review before coming into effect. It would be a part of the application for a visa waiver under the ESTA application process.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/11/australia-us-tourism-new-visa-rules-social-media-history">Continue reading...</a>

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