WhatsApp is currently embroiled in controversy. The company has been accused of making false claims about message encryption. Now, Elon Musk and the Telegram CEO have also reacted to this.

For the past few days, WhatsApp has been in the news regarding its message encryption and privacy claims. A lawsuit has been filed against Meta, WhatsApp's parent company, alleging that the company made false claims about privacy. Now, American billionaire Elon Musk and Telegram CEO Pavel Durov have also weighed in on this controversy. Musk said that WhatsApp is not secure, while Durov called people who consider WhatsApp secure "brain-dead."

What is the matter?

A group in the US has filed a lawsuit against Meta. It claims that Meta and WhatsApp can store, analyze, and virtually access all users' private communications. The group filing the lawsuit includes petitioners from Australia, India, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa. They allege that Meta stores user communications and that its employees can access chats. However, Meta has denied these allegations.

Elon Musk issued a warning.

Reacting to the lawsuit, Elon Musk wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that WhatsApp is not secure. Questions also arise about Signal. He appealed to users to use his social media platform X's chat platform. It's worth noting that Musk has always been vocal about privacy issues.

Durov gave a strong reaction

Amidst the ongoing debate about WhatsApp, Telegram CEO and founder Pavel Durov gave a strong reaction. He said that people who consider WhatsApp secure in 2026 are "brain-dead." In his post, Durov claimed that Telegram analyzed WhatsApp's encryption and found several attack vectors. This system was never as robust as users were led to believe.