Published 24 January 2024 at 13.04
Domestic. Recently, several newspapers, including this newspaper, have requested Foreign Minister Tobias Billström's messages on X, but several of the messages have been classified with the justification that the information could harm Sweden if it is made public. Now the Social Democrats are therefore reporting Billström for having shared secret information on a commercial platform.
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That the government refuses to release the information to the media proves, according to S, that it is sensitive and that the Minister of Foreign Affairs should not use a commercial platform to handle classified information.
– It is very serious. Our question is how to ensure security when using such a platform. What consequences could this have? Is it the case that the Secretary of State has used messages on X to make statements or otherwise act against a foreign power or actor? says S group leader Lena Hallengren to Aftonbladet.
"No big deal, but…" – here are Tobias Billström's private messages on X:
The smearing and talk about Russian "orcs".
This is how "blockmongot" uses Twitter for its communication. https://t.co/eiexnt6h3v
— Fria Tider (@friatider) January 17, 2024
UD refuses to release Billström's block list on X:
Accused of having "blocked half of Twitter".
Fria Tider has been trying to get the list out for a year. https://t.co/ylYkpKWXsJ
— Fria Tider (@friatider) January 17, 2024