Social Security Admin Reportedly Moving All Communication to X, the Everything App

The Social Security Administration backed off its plan to cut phone services, but it’s still taking steps to limit the ways that people will be able to access information about the essential agency. The SSA plans to stop issuing communications through normal channels like press releases and will instead make statements exclusively on X. According to the report, the shift was made clear during internal meetings between agency managers. “We are no longer planning to issue press releases or those dear colleague letters to inform the media and public about programmatic and service changes,” SSA regional commissioner Linda Kerr-Davis said, per Wired. “Instead, the agency will be using X to communicate to the press and the public.” The SSA pretty regularly engages with the public, including advocacy groups, through “Dear Colleague” letters that directly address the concerns of third parties who have questions or concerns about Social Security-related matters. Those are typically shared on ... Read full article.