The US is now screening migrants’ social media activity. The policy is both effective and right
On April 9, the US Department of Homeland Security didn’t roll out a new border wall or beef up the fencing. It rolled out a policy update – small print with big teeth.
Effective immediately, people applying for permanent resident status and foreigners affiliated with educational institutions seeking a so-called immigration benefit request will be screened for their public online behaviour. And no, this isn’t about policing dinner table grumbles or passive-aggressive Facebook posts about airline food. This is about drawing a line between free speech and incitement. Between disagreement and digital warfare.
This sort of column is common in the UK press.
Why are our own media so cowardly? Is it silence by tax payer stipend?
