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Student visa applicants advised to tread lightly as U.S. expands social media vetting

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State Department says it is preparing to expand social media screening and vetting.

Counselors who work with foreign students advising them to purge their social media accounts of posts that could attract the attention of U.S. State Department officials.

The focus on international students' online profiles follows a new push by the Trump administration to account for student visa applications.

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84

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84

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68

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informal

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English

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64

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short-lived

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