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Telegram’s Durov piles on as Meta, Discord fight Texas lawsuits
May 23, 2026
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by Hannah Collymore
for CryptoPolitan
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Texas sued WhatsApp and parent company Meta, alleging they misled users about end-to-end encryption and violated the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Telegram founder Pavel Durov criticized Meta, and the case raises security and regulatory risks that could dent user trust and adoption for crypto-related use cases such as secure messaging for token launches, fundraising and DeFi integrations.
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WhatsApp and its parent company Meta (NASDAQ: META) have received lawsuits from the state of Texas regarding their privacy encryption. The company has been accused of violating the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov did not miss the opportunity to pile on, writing the latest chapter in the long history of the...
