US EditionElon Musk Says 'Can't Trust WhatsApp' While Pavel Durov Calls Its Encryption 'Biggest Consumer Fraud'
Durov says a new lawsuit shows Meta employees and contractors may access WhatsApp messages through a hidden backdoor, while Meta denies the claims.
- On Thursday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov attacked Meta-owned WhatsApp, calling its encryption "the biggest consumer fraud in history." He shared a report about a new class-action lawsuit accusing the platform of storing and accessing private user messages.
- Durov has consistently criticized the service, having called it a "surveillance tool" in 2022, according to Russian business outlet RBC. This latest attack follows a January 2026 lawsuit alleging Meta falsely markets the platform as fully end-to-end encrypted.
- The lawsuit alleges that Meta employees and Ireland-based Accenture may access messages via a purported "backdoor" in the app's code. This mechanism allegedly enables bypassing encryption protections to view private communications without user knowledge.
- Musk added to the scrutiny, writing "Can't trust WhatsApp" while sharing the report. WhatsApp's official handle responded that these claims are "categorically false and absurd," while Meta did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment.
- Meta stock holds a Quality score in the 89th percentile, though it shows a negative trend. Meanwhile, both Telegram and WhatsApp remain popular in Russia despite historical restrictions on calls and access within the country.
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