AG Ford announced that the Eighth Judicial District Court found a reasonable likelihood that Meta violated the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act in regard to misrepresentations and material omissions the company made about the safety of its end-to-end encryption technology in its Messenger application. The court found that Meta did not disclose its knowledge of important child safety issues regarding its end-to-end encryption technologies and failed to divulge critical information that end-to-end encryption can create significant risks and harms for children.

“Meta knew for years that the end-to-end encryption technologies that it used on its Messenger application opened up serious safety concerns about our country’s children. Meta intentionally hid information that would have allowed parents to make informed decisions about their children’s online safety and risked the safety of Nevada’s youth. I will not stop until they are held accountable.” -AG Ford