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Legal Experts Warn Federal Workers Against Venting On Social Media


For federal workers, now isn't the time to do rant and rave about the state of the country on social media – not that it was ever a good idea.

While this may not be a problem in a conversation about whether dogs are superior to cats, today's hot button topics are much more likely to touch on security-significant issues such as foreign policy, immigration, diversity efforts, and even national security itself." "Civil servants do have to consider the implications of the Hatch Act on their continued suitability for employment, and the agencies have written guidelines for their employees on what is and is not generally permissible," said Brad Moss, partner of the Mark Zaid Law Offices. "In Trump 2.0, and the use of AI to scour social media, I would not rule out anything viewed as unfavorable towards this administration being used against a federal employee for purposes of disciplinary action, suitability determinations or clearance adjudications."

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