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Just because you "delete" the accounts doesn't necessarily mean they are deleted. The social media companies most likely just set the flag in the "deleted" colu

Just because you "delete" the accounts doesn't necessarily mean they are deleted. The social media companies most likely just set the flag in the "deleted" column. Not only that, it's almost a certainty that some government entity is vacuuming all the social media data anyways. So even if you delete it, the government would still have your social media data. If people you know visit the US and they hand over their social media info, then your interaction with these people will be visible to the government. Social media is a very insidious beast. Also, suddenly deleting a bunch of social media accounts before traveling to the US would probably raise some red flags.

Marsymars 6y ago
My goal isn't to make it impossible for the US government to get the information I've already given to social media companies - it's to do my part to remove the incentive for the US government to ask for social media details in the first place. If everyone outside of the USA had the same policy, it would devastate American social media companies, and cause the government policy to be entirely counterproductive. By not closing my social media accounts, I'd be complicit in incentivizing the government to ask for their details. > Also, suddenly deleting a bunch of social media accounts before traveling to the US would probably raise some red flags. I'd delete my social media accounts as soon as the policy is changed, which is likely to be months or years prior to my next visit to the US.