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

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is giving special access to a network of approximately 200 social media influencers who take City Hall talking points and videos to promote municipal programs online to residents, according to a new report. The report, by the Columbia Journalism Review, highlights that the online personalities get their talking points through an encrypted Signal group text, called "NYC Creators Announcements." Signal offers a disappearing-messages feature that can automatically