# Does the US Government want to know your social media names or do they want actual login to your social media accounts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Privacy News\ **Tags:** news\ **Created:** [December 18, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158 "2025-12-18T18:54:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lil\_debbie\_cakes](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/lil_debbie_cakes/32/141_2.png) [@lil\_debbie\_cakes](https://community.redact.dev/u/lil_debbie_cakes)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158/1 "2025-12-18T18:54:29Z")
I am referring to this story of course: [https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/us/us-visa-waiver-social-media-check](https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/us/us-visa-waiver-social-media-check) ---
**Author:** ![tomliver](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/tomliver/32/199_2.png) [@tomliver](https://community.redact.dev/u/tomliver)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158/2 "2025-12-18T19:09:07Z")
nah they’re asking for your usernames/handles, not your actual login passwords. On U.S. visa/immigration forms, the idea is “tell us what your accounts are so we can look them up,” not “give us your password” or “let us sign in as you.” If anyone is asking for your social media password as part of some “government requirement,” that’s a huge red flag and not how this is supposed to work at all lol ---
**Author:** ![Tommy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/tommy/32/100_2.png) [@Tommy](https://community.redact.dev/u/Tommy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158/3 "2025-12-19T01:45:45Z")
I don’t know but slim chance people would hand over their passwords to the US Government lol ---
**Author:** ![TimBuckToo420](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/timbucktoo420/32/200_2.png) [@TimBuckToo420](https://community.redact.dev/u/TimBuckToo420)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158/4 "2025-12-19T01:55:14Z")
Just create a fake account(s) to give them. Couldn’t you submit an account that isn’t even yours? If there is no name in the profile, how do they know if it’ is or isnt you? ---
**Author:** ![D-Mag](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/d-mag/32/131_2.png) [@D-Mag](https://community.redact.dev/u/D-Mag)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158/5 "2025-12-19T03:14:56Z")
they got me all sorts of F’d up if they think I’m handing over my passwords to them for anything. talk about a bunch of untrustworthy people….I’d give satan himself my passwords before DHS 😆 ---
**Author:** ![derekfrancisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@derekfrancisc](https://community.redact.dev/u/derekfrancisc)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158/6 "2025-12-19T03:39:41Z")
I wouldn’t even give the government my usernames let alone my actual passwords. There is nothing inside America I need access to that badly, trust me. ---
**Author:** ![kittycat](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/kittycat/32/137_2.png) [@kittycat](https://community.redact.dev/u/kittycat)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158/7 "2025-12-19T03:53:09Z")
As an American, I must apologize for my government. They are slow and don’t understand what they are doing. Please forgive them. ---
**Author:** ![BTCfixesTHIS](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/btcfixesthis/32/138_2.png) [@BTCfixesTHIS](https://community.redact.dev/u/BTCfixesTHIS)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158/8 "2025-12-29T20:51:05Z")
Nobody is giving uncle sam their login info lol ---
**Author:** ![Timbo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/timbo/32/217_2.png) [@Timbo](https://community.redact.dev/u/Timbo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158/9 "2026-06-20T16:34:08Z")
all those world cup travelers are finding out the hard way right now lol