LinkLinks WAMU: D.C. Officials Using WhatsApp For City Business May Skirt Open Records Laws By Editor On Oct 9, 2019 Last updated Oct 9, 2019 11 Share Staff and aides to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser are using the message service WhatsApp to communicate, a practice that’s becoming more common among public officials across the country. But it’s also raising concerns among open-government advocates over public business being conducted on a private app — and largely beyond the reach of laws requiring that documents and records be preserved and made available to the public and press upon request. 11 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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