Innovation Spotlight: The State Department is scrubbing its X accounts of all posts from before Trump's second term

{"title": "U.S. State Department Removes Pre-Second-Term Posts from Social Media Profiles", "body": ["The U.S. State Department has begun deleting historical content from its profiles on X, requiring anyone seeking the deleted material to submit a Freedom of Information Act request for access, as reported by NPR. This effort targets all entries predating President Trump's ongoing tenure, impacting multiple department-related profiles such as those for American diplomatic missions abroad, along with material from the Obama and Biden eras. Content from Trump's initial presidency is also being eliminated."], ["This approach differs from previous presidential transitions, where social media records were typically preserved in accessible public repositories. An official from the State Department verified the changes to NPR, explaining that the action aims to reduce ambiguity regarding American foreign policy while ensuring a unified communication strategy aligned with the current president's, secretary's, and administration's objectives and narratives. The official noted that it safeguards historical records even as it emphasizes contemporary priorities, describing the X profiles as key instruments in pursuing America First initiatives."], ["Since assuming power last year, the Trump administration has been systematically eliminating data from official federal sites. Earlier this week, the CIA abruptly discontinued online access to its World Factbook, a comprehensive international resource that had been digitally available since 1997."]}