FBI and others urge Meta to halt encryption plans, citing child abuse risk

TL;DR

The long-running battle over encryption between tech companies and law enforcement continues, with law enforcement agencies around the world calling on Meta to cancel plans for end-to-end encryption of Facebook and Instagram messages. "A Meta spokesperson said the company's plan to make end-to-end encryption the default in Facebook Messenger is still on track to be completed this year. The plan for default end-to-end encryption applies to Instagram messages, too, but the Instagram rollout may not happen in 2023, the spokesperson said

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