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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Meta encryption plan will let child abusers ‘hide in the dark’, says UK campaign

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, on Capitol Hill.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, on Capitol Hill. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to roll out encrypted messaging on his platforms will let child abusers “hide in the dark”, according to a government campaign urging the tech billionaire to halt the move.

The Facebook founder has been under pressure from ministers over plans to automatically encrypt communications on his Messenger service later this year, with Instagram expected to follow soon after.

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