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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by dwazou@jlai.lu to c/technology@lemmy.world

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 4 points 1 week ago

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 2 points 1 week ago

How dare you question? Off to El Salvador.

[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

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

[-] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Is there not some kind of law

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

[-] aeshna_cyanea@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago

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

[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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.

[-] Wimster@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 week ago
[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 week ago

Everyone involved in this decision should be shot.

What happened to all the republicans crying about "government shouldn't be picking winners and losers"? Oh right, they're hypocritical little shits that should be in the ground.

So tired of everything trash because like a third of the country has less emotional maturity than a toddler.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Republicans pick winners and losers in their misanthropic hierarchy. Now they own the government, so the government is them.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nazi government uses Nazi platform. We did see this coming.

[-] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

I've said it before and I'll say it again... a social media post is NOT an official government communication. I don't mind it being used in addition to public channels to help spread the word further, but if you are going to use one platform then you should be required to use all of them to ensure all affected people receiving the same information... and I don't see them posting on Bluesky or Mastodon or even Reddit.

[-] Pechente@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

I don’t think they should be required to use all of the networks, just the open ones, i.e. no account registration required, easily accessible

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Why is this not a conflict of interest?

[-] Parsizzle@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

I feel like that whole concept flew the coop a looong time ago

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