Social Security Switches from Its Own Website to X Formerly Known As Twitter

Aryeh Jay said:

The American people have spoken.

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DaisyDay said:

This is weird - is it legal? Instead of updating its website with news and instead of issuing press released, everyone now needs to check Twitter-now-X for information.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5245029-social-security-administration-social-platform-x-releases/

“The agency will be using X to communicate to the press and the public — formerly known as Twitter,” Linda Kerr-Davis, SSA Midwest-West regional commissioner told employees in a call Thursday, according to Federal News Network (FNN).​

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“This will become our communication mechanism,” she told reporters.​

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The shift comes as communications staff at the agency has dwindled due to reassignments in front-facing roles at field offices across the country. Officials announced that regional SSA offices would no longer have fully staffed public affairs offices as a result.​

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“If you’re used to getting press releases and Dear Colleague letters, you might want to subscribe to the official SSA X account, so you can stay up to date with agency news,” Kerr-Davis said, as reported by FNN.​

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DaisyDay said:

This is weird - is it legal? Instead of updating its website with news and instead of issuing press released, everyone now needs to check Twitter-now-X for information.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5245029-social-security-administration-social-platform-x-releases/

“The agency will be using X to communicate to the press and the public — formerly known as Twitter,” Linda Kerr-Davis, SSA Midwest-West regional commissioner told employees in a call Thursday, according to Federal News Network (FNN).​

​

“This will become our communication mechanism,” she told reporters.​

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The shift comes as communications staff at the agency has dwindled due to reassignments in front-facing roles at field offices across the country. Officials announced that regional SSA offices would no longer have fully staffed public affairs offices as a result.​

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“If you’re used to getting press releases and Dear Colleague letters, you might want to subscribe to the official SSA X account, so you can stay up to date with agency news,” Kerr-Davis said, as reported by FNN.​

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Fantine said:

Two big problems:
- people use Social Security's website to access their own personal dlsecure information. "X" isn't entitled to it.
- lots of people on Social Security don't use Social Media. Some of them don't even own cell phones or have email. So how can they communicate with the agency that provides--for some--every penny of their income (that they have earned through decades of payroll deductions.)earned

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DaisyDay said:

This will become our communication mechanism,” she told reporters.

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Pommer said:

So…not Truth Social?

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Fantine said:

Two big problems:
- people use Social Security's website to access their own personal dlsecure information. "X" isn't entitled to it.
- lots of people on Social Security don't use Social Media. Some of them don't even own cell phones or have email. So how can they communicate with the agency that provides--for some--every penny of their income (that they have earned through decades of payroll deductions.)earned

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BPPLEE said:

The SSA website is still working, I just checked and all my information is available there

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Hans Blaster said:

No one reads that except journalists.

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Fantine said:

Not stand-up comedians searching for inspiration?

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