{"id":4269,"date":"2025-12-04T07:26:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4269"},"modified":"2025-12-04T07:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:26:40","slug":"us-will-expand-social-media-work-history-vetting-for-h-1b-visas-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4269","title":{"rendered":"US will expand social media, work history vetting for H-1B visas | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Past work in content moderation or in tackling misinformation and disinformation could be grounds for rejection.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Al-Jazeera-Erin-1-1754975994.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The United States is expanding its vetting process for highly skilled H-1B visa applicants to include more social media checks, as applicants working in fields like misinformation and disinformation will also face enhanced scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of State said Thursday that all H-1B applicants and their dependants must make all their social media profiles public to ensure they \u201cdo not intend to harm Americans and our national interests\u201d. The move follows a similar order in July that all student visa applicants must make their social media profiles public.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>H-1B visas allow US companies to hire foreign employees with \u201cspeciality\u201d knowledge, usually in academia or fields like medicine, technology, finance and engineering. While they are classified as temporary visas, in practice, the H -1B provides a pathway to immigrate to the US.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its enhanced checks, the State Department will also scrutinise H-1B applications for work in fields that promote the censorship of \u201cfree speech\u201d, according to an internal cable obtained by the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The December 2 cable orders consular staff to review applicants\u2019 LinkedIn and employment history for any work in \u201cmisinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety\u201d or \u201csocial media or financial services companies involved in the suppression of protected expression\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The new rules apply to any accompanying family members and applicants renewing their H-1B visa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you uncover evidence an applicant was responsible for, or complicit in, censorship or attempted censorship of protected expression in the United States, you should pursue a finding that the applicant is ineligible,\u201d the cable said.<\/p>\n<p>The move marks a departure for the US State Department, which once funded overseas projects aimed at fact-checking and at fighting misinformation and disinformation, alongside the US Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has moved to cut down on what he sees as restrictions on \u201cfree speech\u201d \u2013 usually of conservative voices \u2013 since returning to the White House in January. Trump himself was previously deplatformed from X, formerly known as Twitter, following the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. He was reinstated after tech billionaire and free speech absolutist Elon Musk bought the platform in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>One of his first moves as president was to sign an executive order banning \u201cfederal censorship\u201d of free speech. In May, the US State Department also threatened to bar foreign officials from entering the US who had worked to suppress free speech, including by pressuring US tech companies to regulate social media content.<\/p>\n<p>Much of Trump\u2019s ire has focused on Europe, which has stronger content regulations and stronger laws on hate speech than the US. It is unclear how the Trump Administration will approach US allies like Australia, which this month banned social media for children under 16.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Past work in content moderation or in tackling misinformation and disinformation could be grounds for rejection. 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