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applegrove

(131,397 posts)
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:30 PM 7 hrs ago

People legally going for US Citizenship must provide the government with their social media handles.

The 3 million-plus people applying for immigration status changes will now be required to provide the government with their social media handles. This expansive new requirement poses a serious threat to constitutional rights.
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Brennan Center (@brennancenter.org) 2026-02-22T16:22:15.498Z
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People legally going for US Citizenship must provide the government with their social media handles. (Original Post) applegrove 7 hrs ago OP
What say you, ACLU? hlthe2b 6 hrs ago #1
The ACLU is not the government. LuvLoogie 6 hrs ago #2
Having been a paid member for decades, I think I know. I am referring to LAWSUITS... hlthe2b 6 hrs ago #3
new media handle effdonaldtrump nt msongs 6 hrs ago #4
What would happen if you said you didn't have any? Still Waters 6 hrs ago #5
Good thing I'm already a citizen, as this place is my only social media. hunter 6 hrs ago #6
How long before they demand our data? The Madcap 5 hrs ago #7
I wonder how this works for minors Sailingdiver 4 hrs ago #8

hlthe2b

(113,433 posts)
1. What say you, ACLU?
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:32 PM
6 hrs ago

Disturbing as hell. What if they don't USE social media? I assume they will NOT believe them.

LuvLoogie

(8,695 posts)
2. The ACLU is not the government.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:40 PM
6 hrs ago

MAGA hates us and immigrants, cause they're mostly black and brown now.

This is ethnic cleansing.

hlthe2b

(113,433 posts)
3. Having been a paid member for decades, I think I know. I am referring to LAWSUITS...
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:44 PM
6 hrs ago

and ACLU will undoubtedly be among the first if not the FIRST. The litigation on this and multiple other civil liberty offenses introduced recently HAS to be initiated/courts bombarded. That likewise can include those from State AGs.

hunter

(40,538 posts)
6. Good thing I'm already a citizen, as this place is my only social media.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 06:14 PM
6 hrs ago

There's much I don't like about the U.S.A. and I've often written about it.

It seems that many U.S. Americans want the entire nation to be like one of those wretched small towns where the best and the brightest move away leaving the rest to wonder why their cruel and capricious god has forsaken them.

The Madcap

(1,841 posts)
7. How long before they demand our data?
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 07:26 PM
5 hrs ago

If they don't already have it.

For the record, I don't hate the USA. I just think it would be improved if T**** were out of office.

Sailingdiver

(354 posts)
8. I wonder how this works for minors
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 08:26 PM
4 hrs ago

Requesting citizenship certificates after they've received derivative citizenship via a US parent.

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