Though I agree social media SSO was a poor choice for id.me, it's reckless that they canceled the feature suddenly without notifying & supporting users through the migration.
I can imagine someone scrambling to deal with an urgent IRS issue now without a critical credential that's been in use for years.
If you've worked on any sizable app, you'll know that every flow has percentage of failures that end up with customer support.
It's "new" IP in the sense there has been no previous tv show or movie and that is not attached to a large existing franchise. It's not marvel or Star Wars.
I can imagine someone scrambling to deal with an urgent IRS issue now without a critical credential that's been in use for years.
If you've worked on any sizable app, you'll know that every flow has percentage of failures that end up with customer support.