The EU did consider reciprocally onerous standards. The European Commission decided against revoking visa-free travel privileges to Americans in March 2017. Eu

The EU did consider reciprocally onerous standards. The European Commission decided against revoking visa-free travel privileges to Americans in March 2017. European Parliament resolution: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2017-0060 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&langua... European Commission response: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=CELEX:52017DC0227 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=CELEX:52... European Commission press release: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1148_en.htm http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1148_en.htm Social media reporting only applies to visa applications. Most EU states have visa-free travel privileges to the US, so this is not applicable to them. However, the US would require social media disclosure for Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania nationals under this proposal. The US does not need social media information from most EU citizens. We get this from their interior ministries, who do a much better job. (Nationals' own domestic spy agencies are the likely source of these "arbitrary" reasons for detention and denial of admittance.)