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WhatsApp Encryption Claims Under Fire: Texas Sues Meta, Saying 3.3 Billion Users Were Misled

WhatsApp end-to-end encryption faces its biggest legal test yet as Texas sues Meta over alleged false privacy claims affecting 3.3 billion users. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Meta Platforms and WhatsApp on May 21, 2026, in a Harrison County district court, alleging that the companies spent years telling 3.3 billion users that "not even WhatsApp" could read their private messages.