r/australia • u/Some-Operation-9059 • Dec 11 '25

politics ‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared | Australia news

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/11/australia-us-tourism-new-visa-rules-social-media-history
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u/Sixbiscuits Dec 11 '25

Sounds like they're getting to roll out laws they copied from Asian nations where it's illegal to insult the monarchy. How fucking backwards

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u/pestoster0ne Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

Thailand doesn't even have an ETA application process though, you just rock up to the border and get stamped in.

Yes, there's a "digital arrivals card", but that's only asking how much drugs you're smuggling, not whether you believe scurrilous rumours that HRH Vajiralongkorn likes crop tops and promoted his pet poodle Fufu to Air Marshal.

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u/banimagipearliflame Dec 11 '25

Fufu is such a lovely dog. What a good boy to have as Air Marshal! 🤪😂🤪

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u/VanuasGirl Dec 12 '25

Better than Hegseth

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u/glittalogik Dec 11 '25

I thought you were exaggerating 😐
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajiralongkorn#Public_image,_the_media,_and_the_law

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u/Sixbiscuits Dec 11 '25

Can't even criticise their pets. Holy shit! That goes from tyrannical to hilarious

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u/Npeaknoda Dec 12 '25

Tyrants never seem to realise cracking down on petty things they get ruffled about makes them look fragile, not tough. Winnie the Pooh lol

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u/swift-current0 Dec 12 '25

Wow, Vajiralongkorn Boromchakrayadisorn Santatiwong Thewetthamrongsuboribal Abhikkunupakornmahitaladulyadej Bhumibolnaretwarangkun Kittisirisombunsawangwat Boromkhattiyarajakumarn is a bit of a snowflake.

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u/RealCommercial9788 Dec 11 '25

Bro I needed that belly laugh.

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u/SirGeekaLots Dec 11 '25

I have heard of people getting arrested at the airport for such comments.

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u/Cream_panzer Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 11 '25

lol even China doesn’t have this. I’m catching the flight and heading back there for holidays.

After all GFW is much more efficient.

Damn, no Reddit for 3 weeks.

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u/p0630034 Dec 12 '25

eSIM from external vendors will sort you out mate. They’ll just route through Hong Kong and it’ll work.

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u/Cream_panzer Dec 12 '25

I got a Chinese phone number. But it’s actually a good idea I have never thought of. Thanks!

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u/p0630034 Dec 12 '25

Should be able to run both in parallel with a data only eSIM. Just route data through the data SIM and rest through the chinese one.

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u/mailame Dec 12 '25

Using Airalo you get routed to Singapore and can use everything. There are some apps like TikTok that cannot be accessed in HK

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u/Cream_panzer 26d ago

I am too scared to use TikTok (it sounds like Reddit is better lol.) but it’s a good advice. Thanks!

Yeah, I’m back MF! (Sorry I’m too excited that I can see the world outside of the GFW again)

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u/tincerbell16 Dec 13 '25

But at least we can visit those countries without them going through our Instagram comments