EXC: Government Raises ‘Threat Level’ for Its Social Media Teams

The Treasury is claiming that its civil servants are under threat. A novel excuse to withhold information that should be available to the public…

Guido’s FoI unit asked HMT how many civil servants work on its YouTube channel. It was told:

“Disclosing the size of the team may make individuals more easily identifiable and potentially subject to undue targeting or harassment online.