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Feb 8, 2025 Trump administration took the USAID website and Twitter account offline following the placement of top security officials on leave Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Removing an agency's public information channels restricted transparency about its operations and status.
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- USAID website and Twitter removed — The USAID website went offline, and the agency's Twitter profile was removed. This follows the administrative leave of top security officials and reflects the Trump administration's efforts to control information and limit the agency's public presence.
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Week 4 – 2025-02-08–2025-02-14
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