Ferguson Paused 7-Day Teams Auto-Deletes; Policy’s Future Still in Question

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August 18th, 2025

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Open government advocate Jamie Nixon discusses the controversy over Washington state agencies deleting Microsoft Teams chat messages every seven days. Gov. Ferguson paused the auto-delete policy six months ago and is expected to announce its future by Aug. 17. The policy remains the focus of an ongoing lawsuit.

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