Mamdani gives influencers special access as Signal use raises records-law questions

Zohran Mamdani's City Hall office operates a Signal group chat with more than 200 social media influencers to distribute talking points. Signal uses disappearing messages by default, which does not preserve communications in a way that complies with public records retention requirements. The office has not publicly disclosed the names of the influencers in the group or detailed how the arrangement functions.

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