The Latest Breaking News from Meredith Whittaker

New online safety laws could backfire badly, says messaging app boss

Meredith Whittaker and other messaging app heads have indicated that they could be forced to pull out of the UK in response to new legislation

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Messaging app Signal says they will leave the UK if the Online Safety Bill undermines encryption

The proposed bill is set to give the Government new powers to filter out harmful content on internet platforms.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

Signal app warns it will quit UK if law weakens end-to-end encryption

Boss of messaging app says users’ trust at risk from powers in online safety bill to impose monitoring

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023