Stop Government by WhatsApp
We can’t learn from history if it’s been deleted. Through investigative journalism and legal action, we’re campaigning to expose and prevent the use of ‘disappearing’ Whatsapp messages and private emails to conduct official government business
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Whatsapp case goes to the High Court
We’re at the High Court to challenge the government’s use of ‘disappearing’ messages on WhatsApp to conduct official business. We believe that vital evidence of how the government makes decisions is being lost irretrievably. It’s unlawful, it’s undemocratic and it’s a blatant attempt to dodge accountability, the modern equivalent of shredding vital documents
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Whatsapp case: The Citizens in High Court for permission hearing
“We can’t learn from history if the evidence of history and decisions made in our name has vanished into thin air.” Cori Crider from Foxglove Legal explains why the Citizens’ legal action against the government for its use of ‘disappearing’ Whatsapp messages is so important
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The mysterious case of the disappearing messages
The Citizens is taking the government to court over its use of Whatsapp messages to conduct official business. Because if we don’t act now, future historians will find the archives empty