The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
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The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.

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.

  • Singletona082@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Yes, it’s amazing to shift all public facing communications to a privately owned platform, and thus tying participation with BEING on that platform.

    To quote @jjjalljs ‘Everyone involved in this decision should be shot.’