How ICE uses social media to track down and arrest illegal immigrants

Officials from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spoke about how ICE uses social media and data from the Internet to track down and arrest illegal immigrants. Writes about this The Intercept. In the ever-expanding surveillance system that ICE uses to track immigrants who ...

Research: giving up Facebook will make you happier and richer

Did you know that giving up Facebook makes people less depressed, more productive and improves their livelihood. This conclusion was reached after the results of a study of thousands of young users of social networks. Economist Roberto Mosquera of the Universidad de las Américas, Ecuador and ...

16 language social networks for communicating with native English speakers

With the advancement of technology, it has become much easier to communicate with a native speaker of the language you want to learn. Lifehacker has compiled a list of 16 language social networks where native speakers help to hone pronunciation and correct mistakes in writing. Even if you live in the territory ...

US immigration authorities have explained how they will check the social networks of tourists and immigrants

The US Department of Homeland Security plans to begin seeking social media information from immigrants and others seeking permission to enter the United States. As per notice in the Federal Register, certain foreign travelers to the United States, as well as applicants for immigration ...

Dozens of police officers in the United States suspended from work because of posts in social networks

The Philadelphia Police Commissioner removed 72 officers from patrolling the streets, and the St. Louis, Missouri attorney general said she would no longer accept cases from 22 officers after several police departments in the United States were caught sharing on social ...

The State Department explained how social network data will affect US visa issuance.

The consulates will study the pages on social networks of applicants for a US visa. From now on, applicants for a US visa will be screened more thoroughly. In particular, the consulates will examine their pages on social networks. The new rules were first proposed in 2018, but visa applications ...

Trump's administration has changed the form DS 260: the winners of the green card will have to show their social networks

The winners of the green card lottery will have to show their social networks to visa officers, writes Immigration girl. Effective June 1, applicants who complete Form DS-260 will be required to provide access to social media that they have used in the last 5 years prior to applying. It's not ...

Tightened migration rules: if you want a US visa - show social networks

Most US visa applicants will have to show visa officers their social media. The new rules were adopted by the US State Department, which changed the application forms for immigration and nonimmigrant visas, writes the BBC Russian Service. The agency will now request information about the applicant's social media accounts. ...

Why you need to check your social network before the start of the tax season in the USA

If you think your social media posts don't matter much, think again. The French government has announced that next year it will begin to study the social networks of citizens in order to identify those who evade taxes. While the US government is...

Why do users of social networks pretend to be dead and ask to write condolences

Mimicking the old Facebook prank, Instagram users aged 15 to 30 have found a new way to gain popularity - “die”. On the English-language Internet, this phenomenon is known as RIP'ing (Rest in Peace in translation means "Rest in Peace"). It appeared in the early 2010s ...

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