… End-to-end encryption On November 18, 2014, Open Whisper Systems announced a partnership with WhatsApp to provide end-to-end encryption by incorporating the encryption protocol used in Signal into each WhatsApp client platform. …
… Facebook as an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook. The lawsuit concerns Facebook's acquisition of two competitors— Instagram and WhatsApp —and the ensuing monopolistic situation. …
… 129 Meta scheduled an end of support for end-to-end encryption in Instagram direct messaging in May 2026. 130 131 132 Following this change, messages are no longer protected by end-to-end encryption and are not exclusively accessible only to the communicating users. …