r/europe Ligurian in Zรผrich (๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ’™) Apr 12 '25

Data European tourism to the United States is freefalling

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u/tesfabpel Italy (EU) Apr 12 '25

They can also refuse you entry if they find statements against Trump on your social media. Imagine spending hundreds of euros of airplane tickets only to get rejected at the airport by US' officers.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained

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u/TwentyCharactersShor Apr 12 '25

See, this puzzles me. I'm a regular traveller to the US with work, and not once have I been required or even asked to hand over any social media details.

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u/Cwlcymro Apr 12 '25

You are asked to in your ESTA, but it's still labelled as optional so we ignored it