The European Commission issues a supplementary statement of objections threatening Meta with an interim ban on WhatsApp policies that allegedly block AI rivals
A US judge dismisses a lawsuit against Meta by Attaullah Baig, a former head of cybersecurity at WhatsApp and who alleged Meta ignored critical security flaws
A judge ruled WhatsApp's former head of cybersecurity did not bring sufficient facts to the case when claiming violations by Meta and retaliation after the disclosure.
Sources: special agents with the US Commerce Department investigated claims by ex-Meta contractors that Meta staff had “unfettered” access to WhatsApp messages
US law enforcement has been investigating allegations by former Meta Platforms Inc. contractors that Meta personnel …
The US FTC files a notice to appeal a November 2025 ruling that found Meta did not hold an illegal monopoly by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking to revive its case accusing Facebook parent company Meta Platforms (META.O) of bolstering …
The US FTC says it will appeal to revive its case accusing Meta of bolstering an illegal monopoly by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp; Meta won the case in 2025
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will file an appeal seeking to revive its case accusing Facebook parent company Meta Platforms …
A US judge bars NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users and cuts the ~$168M damages verdict awarded to Meta by a jury in May to $4M, ruling it was excessive
Meta previously won $168 million in damages over claims spyware compromised WhatsApp users, but a judge reduced the damages down to $4 million.
Will Cathcart says WhatsApp plans to support Apple's legal case against the UK Home Office over an encryption backdoor, which “could set a dangerous precedent”
WhatsApp is planning to support Apple in its legal action against the UK Home Office over user data privacy, BBC News has learnt.
FTC v. Meta: Meta rested its case on May 21 after four days of arguments, including that it faces hefty competition and helped build Instagram and WhatsApp
And So Are We ”: Meta is even trickier. We think of it as a social media company—but it's far more than that. In last week's FTC antitrust trial, The Verge reported that Meta is in the midst of an i...
WhatsApp v. NSO Group: NSO kept targeting WhatsApp users even after Meta sued, NSO spent $59M on R&D in 2024, and its customers pay $3M to $30M to use Pegasus
As part of the lawsuit and trial, a lot of details have come out about NSO and the cyberattack underpinning the lawsuit. X: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / @lorenzofb : “We are struggling to keep our ...
FTC v. Meta: in opening arguments, FTC lawyers accuse Meta of a “buy-or-bury strategy” to cement a social networking monopoly by buying Instagram and WhatsApp
How is this even a question! [image] Kyung Sook / @kyungsookl : I didn't understand why facebook suddenly reversed course, allowed DJT to return to facebook and Zuckerberg attended the inauguration. ...