Meta had previously positioned encryption as central to its messaging strategy. In 2019, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg outlined a shift towards private, encrypted communication across WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram, arguing that the future would be private, ephemeral and interoperable.

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