France’s research minister said a French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration.

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    1 day ago

    don’t do this. it’s a waste of your time. if you’re actually scared of the us government, the answer is to stop using social media

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      Not just the US government.

      The issue is border control won’t believe you don’t have any social media accounts and might refuse entry.

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        12 hours ago

        What if all my accounts are old and haven’t been updated in a decade? That’s kind of outrageous.