United States of America: Office of the Attorney General lawsuit against Meta Platforms and WhatsApp over alleged deceptive representations on end-to-end encryption under Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection Act (Cause No. 26-0393)
Progress
Current status
under litigation
21 May 2026 under litigation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
messaging service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Office of the Attorney General filed lawsuit against Meta Platforms and WhatsApp over alleged deceptive representations on end-to-end encryption
On 21 May 2026, the Office of the Texas Attorney General (OAG) filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms and WhatsApp in the 71st Judicial District Court of Harrison County, Texas. The OAG alleges that Meta and WhatsApp violated the Texas Deceptive Tra…
Event type
public lawsuit
Action type
injunction
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court