The US State Department will now screen foreign journalists' social media accounts. This initiative expands a Trump administration policy to include media representatives. Applicants from Canada and Mexico also face this new social media screening. The department states this vetting ensures visa eligibility and national security. This policy builds on recent steps to consider online speech in immigration decisions.

La nueva política de la Casa Blanca amplía la revisión de redes sociales a periodistas y otros solicitantes de visas.

The US government reportedly plans to expand vetting of the social media accounts of visa applicants, including foreign journalists, as part of President Donald Trump's…