( August 5, 2026, 17:09 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: WhatsApp users filed an amended US complaint against Meta Platforms claiming that the company promised end-to-end encrypted, fully private messaging while employees and third-party contractors could access and review users’ messages without consent. “The gravity of Meta’s and WhatsApp’s violation of users’ privacy and trust cannot be overstated. Across the globe, activists, independent journalists, those living under authoritarian regimes, and many others rely on WhatsApp to communicate based on their erroneous (but well justified) belief that the substance of their communications is beyond scrutiny by anyone without some element of self-reporting,” they said. See attached file. ...
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