US EditionMeta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was 'so irresponsible', shows court filing
Internal Meta documents warn end-to-end encryption could reduce child exploitation reports by 65%, limiting law enforcement's ability to detect abuse, according to New Mexico lawsuit.
- Meta executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt Facebook Messenger despite warnings it would hinder flagging child exploitation cases to law enforcement.
- A Meta executive said with encryption there is 'no way to find child exploitation and proactively refer those cases to law enforcement'.
- According to internal documents, Meta's reporting of child exploitation imagery to authorities would have dropped by 65% if Messenger was encrypted.
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The Meta folders have continued with a encryption plan of the message services connected to Facebook and Instagram applications, despite internal warnings that this would prevent the media from signaling cases of...
Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was 'so irresponsible', shows court filing
Meta executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt the messaging services connected to its Facebook and Instagram apps despite internal warnings that it would hinder the social media giant’s ability to flag child-exploitation cases to law enforcement, according to internal company documents filed in a New Mexico state court case.
Meta exec warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was bad and irresponsible, court filing reveals
Meta went ahead with plans to introduce default end-to-end encryption on Facebook Messenger and Instagram in 2019, even though internal teams warned it could make it harder to detect and report child exploitation cases, according to court filings in a New Mexico lawsuit.
Meta Executive called encryption plan ‘irresponsible’ over child safety risks
Internal documents unsealed in a New Mexico state court reveal that a top Meta executive, once labeled the company’s plan to encrypt its messaging services as “irresponsible,” warning that the shift would severely compromise the platform’s ability to protect children from predators. The records surfaced this month as part of a high-stakes jury trial brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez. The proceedings, which began with opening sta…
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