I neglected to mention about people who have some need to live in or visit the US. I feel sorry for them.
I too wondered what is new about this most recent social media history requirement. I thought Trump 1.0 “extreme vetting” required visa applicants to disclose their social media handles.
I suspect that with the Democrats in power, this hype about the compromising Palantir database will become obsolete. Perhaps new AI mind-reading techniques will emerge that aren’t so vulgar.
Don’t count on it, after Bush’s presidency, Obama also deported many people (though I’m sure his admin deported only illegals not like the current admin). Also, several of the policies were still not overturned by Biden during his presidency.
We’ll just have to wait and see what happens and how. Follow the fine print, and like Deepthroat said, follow the money.