Your Online Life May Allow or Block Your Entry to the US

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00:00Your passport alone may no longer be enough to enter the United States.

00:06Your online presence from the past five years may become the key or the barrier.

00:11The Trump administration announced a new proposal requiring millions of tourists from about 40 countries

00:17to provide authorities with their social media account history from the past five years,

00:23in addition to previous phone numbers and email addresses from the past 10 years.

00:28As a mandatory requirement for obtaining the ESTA fast entry authorization,

00:34ESTA is an electronic travel authorization system that allows citizens of visa waiver countries

00:41to enter the U.S. after passing a prior security screening,

00:45and it is an obligatory step before boarding a plane.

00:50This tightening comes as part of a broader policy aimed at strengthening border security,

00:55especially with expectations of a major influx of visitors during the 2026 World Cup and the Olympics.

01:04However, privacy experts warn of risks to digital rights,

01:08while analysts expect increased congestion, longer entry procedures,

01:12and a possible decline in tourism to the United States this year.