It Is Now Easier for Gov't Employees to Use Social Media

If you follow White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Twitter, you may have noticed the following statement in his bio:

Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more wh.gov/privacy

What is the PRA? It’s The Presidential Records Act of 1978, which requires the White House “to preserve records created or received by the President or his staff,” according to whitehouse.gov. This includes Twitter and social networks.

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