Presumably this also applies to “private” posts, such as on Facebook.

Tourists — including those from Britain, Australia, France, and Japan — will be mandated to provide five years of their social media history as part of their applications to visit the U.S., according to a notice posted by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Wednesday. The proposal, which has been given a 60 day-notice with requests for comments from the public, is not final and may see some revisions.

U.S. to inspect tourists social media history from past 5 years

I wonder how long before they demand access to private emails and text messages. Oh wait – the NSA already has them:

The border force said it will also collect “several high value data fields,” including applicants’ email addresses from the past 10 years, their telephone numbers used in the past five years, and names and details of family members.

I may have to take this blog offline as its primary subject has been about how propaganda and communications is used to persuade people to adopt others’ agendas. This is not a topic that governments want people to know about.

I am serious – if this surveillance of 5 years of online comments becomes a criterion for travel – and is judged using unknown rules – we have no choice but to all go radio silent.

This effectively censors all online political posts as well.