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National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

NTSB claims no records of shifting media policy

The NTSB said it could not locate records that explained a decision to force the news media to receive updates on two recent plane crashes exclusively through X.

An illuminated "X" appears on the roof of Twitter's corporate headquarters in San Francisco. (Courtesy image)

NTSB forces reporters to get plane crash updates on X

The NTSB says it will only notify the media about press conferences and investigative updates on two recent plane crashes via the social media platform X.

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