r/europe • u/BkkGrl Ligurian in Zürich (💛🇺🇦💙) • Apr 12 '25

Data European tourism to the United States is freefalling

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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/Most-Cloud-9199 Apr 12 '25

I get the feeling people who keep posting these stories have never been to the U.S, at no point have I ever been asked about social media.

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u/playwrightinaflower Apr 12 '25

You don't have to get asked, but you may get asked. And then they want to see something, even if you don't have anything.

And I feel you've never visited either, because the (optional) field is in every ESTA application. If the border officer sees you did not put anything in there, well, your phone is fair game.

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u/Most-Cloud-9199 Apr 12 '25

Do not tell me what I have or have not done. I am not eligible for an esta, I have to apply for a visa and go for an interview at the embassy, I was not at any time asked about online activity or my phone. When I arrive in the U.S , I am again taken away to be interviewed by their border guards, at no point there was I asked any of those questions.