An international group of plaintiffs has sued Meta Platforms, alleging false claims about WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption. The lawsuit claims Meta can access and analyze users' private communications, contradicting the company's assurances. Meta denies the allegations, calling the suit "frivolous" and plans to seek sanctions against the lawyers.

An international group of plaintiffs has sued Meta Platforms, Inc., alleging the company made false claims about the privacy and security of WhatsApp chats, according to a Bloomberg report. The lawsuit was filed on Friday in the US District Court in San Francisco and targets Meta’s claims that WhatsApp messages are protected by end-to-end encryption and cannot be accessed by the company.

WhatsApp has made end-to-end encryption a core feature of its service. The company says the feature is turned on by default and tells users inside chats that “only people in this chat can read, listen to, or share” messages. Meta has said this encryption ensures messages are accessible only to the sender and recipient, not the company.

The plaintiffs allege these claims are false. The lawsuit says Meta and WhatsApp “store, analyze, and can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications,” the Bloomberg report said. The suit accuses the companies and their leaders of misleading WhatsApp users across the world.

Meta has denied the allegations and dismissed the case. A spokesperson said the company plans to seek sanctions...

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