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#AsktheGov lets politicians answer COVID-19 questions via Twitter     - CNET
Apr 02, 2020 46 secs
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Twitter has announced two digital events this week in the midst of the coronavirus crisis: The first is a Q&A with state governors, in which the governors of over a dozen states will participate; the second connects citizens with various city mayors.

The #AsktheGov event will be running Thursday, and the #AsktheMayor event will run Friday.

"Empowering [governors and mayors] to facilitate productive conversation, and help their constituents get the most [helpful] public health information" is the primary goal of the event, said Bridget Coyne, public policy director at Twitter

When asked whether this event might be the first of many such events during the health crisis, Coyne emphasized Twitter's goal to provide useful services to its users: "We're evolving the messaging and evolving ..

If you want to follow either event, search the hashtags #AsktheGov or #AsktheMayor on Twitter. 

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