US Suspends Student Visa For Expanded Social Media Vetting
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered a temporary suspension of student visa processing, citing plans to ramp up social media vetting. The directive, issued via internal cable, halts new student and exchange visa appointments until further guidance is released. This move follows broader Trump administration efforts to restrict international student access, including revoking […]
Ethiopia restores social media access after five months.
Ethiopia is allowing people to access Facebook, Telegram, Tik Tok and YouTube for the first time in more than five months. The blackout was imposed on February 9 this year after tensions between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the government. Only those with access to virtual private network (VPN) software could get on to the […]
