""Authoritarian" moves by Donald Trump's administration to ask travellers, including from Ireland, to hand over five years of social media history have been branded "a massive overreach" that would damage relations with the US."
"MEP Barry Andrews brands plan to demand five years of data 'massive overreach' and 'outrageous'"
"'using one's social media history as a determining factor in entering "the land of the free" is a paradox'"
The US administration has announced a policy that may require all tourists, including visa-free visitors, to provide up to five years of social media history for screening. The requirement would apply to anyone entering the United States. Irish MEP Barry Andrews called the plan "massive overreach" and "outrageous," warning it could damage relations with the US. Fellow MEP Seán Kelly described using social media history as an entry criterion as a paradox for a nation known as "the land of the free." Football fans and others raised concerns about privacy and freedom of speech breaches.
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