New US Justice Dept policy cracks down on social media posts

Source: Reuters

New US Justice Dept policy cracks down on social media posts

By Sarah N. Lynch
April 15, 2025 11:52 AM EDT Updated 3 hours ago

WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has ordered, opens new tab U.S. Justice Department employees not to post anything on social media related to their government work, after a wave of new political appointees took to cheerleading Trump and castigating his opponents online.

The directive, which was emailed to U.S. Attorneys' offices late on Monday, appears to prohibit the types of social media posts that Trump's political appointees routinely make on their official government accounts.

The change was made by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who has become frustrated by some of the rhetoric being posted by political appointees, according to one person familiar with the matter.

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While the department has always placed restrictions on social media use by employees, such as prohibiting them from discussing non-public investigations or making politically-charged statements that could damage the department's impartiality, the new policy is much broader.

It restricts employees from including their department titles on any social media activity or even reposting official government information such as press releases.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-us-justice-dept-policy-cracks-down-social-media-posts-2025-04-15/

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