ACLU Mobile Justice

{{Short description|Video streaming app used to record law enforcement abuse}}

ACLU Mobile Justice was a video live streaming application developed for smartphones by various state chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union.{{cite web|last1=Bray|first1=Hiawatha|title=Goal of app is to keep peace between public, police|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/08/21/goal-app-keep-peace-between-public-police/p5zdQ6BZjAIYMT4EbeysgN/story.html|website=Boston Globe|accessdate=29 August 2016|archive-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826083445/http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/08/21/goal-app-keep-peace-between-public-police/p5zdQ6BZjAIYMT4EbeysgN/story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Choiniere|first1=Alyssa|title=Police express mixed views of ACLU Mobile Justice app|url=http://www.heraldstandard.com/news/mon_valley/police-express-mixed-views-of-aclu-mobile-justice-app/article_b71972c1-06ed-57b5-854f-a99183697030.html|website=Herald-Standard|date=18 January 2016 |accessdate=29 August 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Steward|first1=Kristy|title=ACLU urges download of Mobile Justice app|url=http://wlos.com/news/local/aclu-urges-download-of-mobile-justice-app|website=News 13 WLOS|date=13 July 2016|publisher=ABC|accessdate=29 August 2016|archive-date=13 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913195104/http://wlos.com/news/local/aclu-urges-download-of-mobile-justice-app|url-status=live}} It was intended to allow instant, secure video recording and transmission of interactions with, and perceived abuses by, law enforcement officers.{{cite web|last1=Stephenson|first1=Zora|title=ACLU releases app to record police activity|url=http://wnct.com/2016/07/11/aclu-releases-app-to-record-police-activity/|website=WNCT|date=12 July 2016|accessdate=29 August 2016|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916221553/http://wnct.com/2016/07/11/aclu-releases-app-to-record-police-activity/|url-status=live}}

Since its release by the ACLU of California for California residents, other versions of the app have been released for 16 other states and the District of Columbia by their ACLU chapters.

It was discontinued in February 2025.https://www.aclu.org/mobilejustice

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