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Mar 22 • 17 tweets • 7 min read
🔴 NEW Today in the High Court @allthecitizens, with the support of @foxglovelegal, is challenging the government's use of disappearing WhatsApp & text messages to conduct official business

Here's why it's 'the modern equivalent of shredding evidence' 👇👇
This ground-breaking legal action is the culmination of a 2 and a half year battle to get answers from the government about how it uses encrypted software apps such as Whatsapp & Signal. Read the full story here 👇
keepingthereceipts.substack.com/p/the-mysterio…
We are there in full force to stop the unlawful practice of 'government by disappearing messages".

But we need your help to support the fight!
Can you donate here?👇👇🙏🙏

crowdjustice.com/case/stop-disa…
Our brilliant @manasa_nara is bringing you updates from the hearing
Thanks for your help! 💕💕
🔴This is a complete, shocking and unacceptable lack of crucial accountability 👇👇👇

Time to connect some dots?
THIS 👇👇👇
The following evidence we only have because it was saved and released by former special advisor #DominicCummings
"The admission came as part of the government's response to a judicial review of the use of personal phones, emails, and WhatsApp to conduct government business, being brought by @allthecitizens with @Foxglove".
businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-…
And still going...
@Foxglove We need a full security review of any communication exchanged via disappearing messages.
Essence of this case summed up 👇

Can we count on your attention and support on Day 2 of challenging 'GovernmentByWhatsapp' in court?
🙏🙏🙏
Our legal partner @Foxglove has a useful round-up of the main points touched upon in yesterday's hearing.

Have a read here 👇👇👇
foxglove.org.uk/2022/03/22/1st…
Are we in a Digital Wild West?
How much evidence of government business was lost forever? asks @Foxglove, @allthecitizens legal partner in our challenge to Downing Street over 'GovernnmentByWhatsApp'

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