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Social Security Portal Crashes Amid Controversial Online Shift

4/2/2025

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) is under fire as its MySSA portal suffered five crashes in March, leaving millions without access. These outages come amid a controversial shift to online-only services spearheaded by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Adding to the turmoil, a court has halted DOGE's access to sensitive SSA data, igniting fears over privacy.

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Story summary

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is under fire as its MySSA portal suffered five crashes in March, leaving millions without access. These outages come amid a controversial shift to online-only services spearheaded by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Adding to the turmoil, a court has halted DOGE's access to sensitive SSA data, igniting fears over privacy.