This is unethical: @AjitPai dropped @FCC from his name, kept his @verified US government account, & claimed it’s personal.
Pai is wrong on principle & precedent: he *had FCC in his name*, & used it for public business.
Compare to @TomWheelerFCC, who signed off & used @tewheels
Pai is wrong on principle & precedent: he *had FCC in his name*, & used it for public business.
Compare to @TomWheelerFCC, who signed off & used @tewheels
The Wild West of federal social media needs to come to an end. @AjitPai should not have left service with access to a US government asset that grew in value over time & use it personally. (@AmbNikkiHaley couldn’t!) @FCCChair & Speaker institutional accounts should be like @POTUS.
This is why I have advised journalists for a decade not to put their media organizations in their handles (@-johndoeAP etc) because an employer might argue it’s an asset.
it’s even clearer in .gov with @FCC in the handle; claiming it’s personal now doesn’t pass the smell test.
it’s even clearer in .gov with @FCC in the handle; claiming it’s personal now doesn’t pass the smell test.
The most important part of Pai’s tenure is his record in office, not social media — as @KarlBode ably documents: techdirt.com/articles/20210… — but the Biden administration shouldn’t ignore former officials taking accounts built up in service.
TBD if Pai blocks me a second time; he never did so from his @verified FCC account, perhaps because he knew I’d go straight to @knightcolumbia & sue over the First Amendment violation. e-pluribusunum.org/2018/05/23/fed…
https://twitter.com/digiphile/status/1266073740217069570
Hey, @TwitterGov @TwitterComms: why isn’t @AjitPaiFCC memorialized like @TomWheelerFCC & the 45 accounts?
https://twitter.com/TwitterGov/status/1351947311446945799
Dear @statedeptspox @nedprice: Why did @USArmsControl retain access to a @verified Twitter account he used as in his official capacity at @StateDept, instead of turning over government devices & keys as he (presumably) did for office?
https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk/status/1352333474787696640?s=20
"Impersonation is a violation of the @Twitter Rules." -@TwitterSafety help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-p…
18 U.S. Code § 912: It is a crime to impersonate to an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States.
law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…
18 U.S. Code § 912: It is a crime to impersonate to an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States.
law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…
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