{"id":14726,"date":"2025-12-10T12:45:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=14726"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:45:23","slug":"worrying-us-proposal-to-seek-tourists-social-media-history-must-be-resisted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/worrying-us-proposal-to-seek-tourists-social-media-history-must-be-resisted\/","title":{"rendered":"Worrying US proposal to seek tourists\u2019 social media history must be resisted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Irish government must strongly object to a proposal by President Trump\u2019s administration that would oblige all tourists to disclose their social media history before entering the US, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson Patricia Stephenson.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Stephenson said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is truly shocking to learn that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is planning to seek visitors\u2019 social media information as a mandatory data element for an ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation) application.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to understand what the US government is hoping to achieve from this directive, which would seek five years of applicants\u2019 social media history before allowing them permission to enter the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis represents serious overreach by Washington and is a direct attack on privacy, free speech and freedom of expression \u2013 all values that the US is supposed to hold dear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is wholly inappropriate for US authorities to be reviewing the social media footprint of those seeking to travel to America. This is a move that could potentially have serious implications for tourists, businesspeople and the thousands of students who seek to work in the States every year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US has long been considered a trusted friend and ally of Ireland, but this new requirement would represent a setback for relations between our two countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Irish government must strongly push back against this erosion of intellectual and personal freedom. The Minister for Foreign Affairs needs to use every possible diplomatic channel with Washington to prevent this deeply problematic proposal from going ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>December 10, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Irish government must strongly object to a proposal by President Trump\u2019s administration that would oblige all tourists to disclose their social media history before entering the US, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson Patricia Stephenson. 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