United States of America: Office of the Attorney General filed lawsuit against Meta Platforms and WhatsApp over alleged deceptive representations on end-to-end encryption

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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…

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Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2026-05-21
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On 21 May 2026, the Office of the Texas Attorney General (OAG) filed a lawsuit against Meta Platfor…