Colorado should enact legislation like a 2021 Michigan statute that outlaws the use of disappearing messaging apps in state government, but the language should be broadened to affect all state and local officials, a law student’s report prepared for the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition recommends.

CFOIC’s publication of “Disappearing transparency: How public officials’ use of ephemeral messaging apps undermines open government laws,” follows the filing of a lawsuit earlier this month that accuses Colorado House members of regularly communicating via the Signal app in violation of the Colorado Open Meetings Law.

Read the full story here: https://coloradofoic.org/cfoic-report-colorado-should-bar-public-officials-use-of-disappearing-messaging-apps-for-official-business/

Read Disappearing transparency: How public officials’ use of ephemeral messaging apps undermines open government laws here: https://coloradofoic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DisappearingMessagingApps_July2023.pdf