"The State Department is removing all posts on its public accounts on the social media platform X made before President Trump returned to office on Jan. 20, 2025. The posts will be internally archived but will no longer be on public view, the State Department confirmed to NPR. Staff members were told that anyone wanting to see older posts will have to file a Freedom of Information Act request, according to a State Department employee who asked to remain anonymous"
"The move comes as the Trump administration has removed wide swaths of information from government websites that conflict with the president's views, including environmental and health data and references to women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community. The government has also taken down signs at national parks mentioning slavery and references to Trump's impeachments and presidency at the National Portrait Gallery."
The State Department will remove from public view all posts on its X accounts made before Jan. 20, 2025 while keeping internal archives. Staff were instructed that anyone seeking older posts must file Freedom of Information Act requests to access them. The approach departs from typical U.S. government handling of public online records by limiting immediate public access. The removals occur amid broader actions by the Trump administration to remove or alter government content that conflicts with the president's views, including environmental and health data, historical references at parks and galleries, and federal coronavirus resources.
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