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US Social Security Administration Shifting All Public Communications to X (www.wired.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by dwazou@jlai.lu to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The Social Security Administration is cutting staff from its communications office, and will rely on social media posts instead of press releases to update the media and the public.

Social Security Commissioner Linda Kerr-Davis told employees in a call Thursday that regional offices will no longer issue press releases or letters. Instead, the agency will be using X to communicate to the press and the public.

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 220 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Is there not some kind of law regarding general access to government notices? I shouldn't have to sign up for a private website to keep up with public services.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 145 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How dare you question? Off to El Salvador.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 81 points 2 weeks ago

Understandable, I've never said thank you even once.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 65 points 2 weeks ago

Is there not some kind of law

Maybe. But nobody's willing to enforce it anyway.

[–] aeshna_cyanea@lemm.ee -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Purely hypothetically if musk were to become president would x then become a public website

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

LOL no, America doesn't nationalize private holdings. Presidents would (normally) have to divest themselves from the company at least, but trump has set a new precedent there too so who knows if future presidents will adhere.