A new U.S. government proposal under President Donald Trump has sparked backlash from travel groups, lawmakers, and prospective visitors over plans to require travellers using the visa waiver programme to share their social media handles from the past five years.

The policy, announced in a notice from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this week, is set to take effect on 8 February. It would extend the existing requirement for immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants who have had to provide such details since 2019 to millions of additional travellers entering the United States without visas.

Expanded Data Collection for Visa Waiver Visitors

Under the new rule, visitors from 42 countries, mostly in Europe, who use the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) will have t

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