Fri, 9 October, 2026

Trump plan to require social media handles from expedited travelers sparks pushback



A US travel association, a top Democrat and would-be travellers from Europe and Australia are bristling at the Trump administration’s new plan to require Europeans and other visitors using the visa waiver programme to provide social media handles used over the past five years. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks with Nadine Strossen, Professor of Constitutional at the New York Law School, and former president of the American Civil Liberties Union.

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