The Trump administration’s plan to require all foreign tourists to submit five years of social media history has triggered a wave of strong reactions online, with many users warning that the policy could severely damage the US tourism industry and deter international visitors ahead of major global events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

One user stressed that the rule targets tourists — not immigrants — calling the proposal “insane” and warning it would “decimate the U.S. tourism industry.” Another commenter remarked that “even China doesn’t do this,” questioning the necessity and scale of the surveillance.

Several reactions framed the policy as authoritarian, with one user calling it a “sad fascistic state of affairs,” while another argued that “the cruelty and destruction is the entire po

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