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Re:Facebook’s ties to India’s ruling party complicate its fi... by gruez on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:21AM (#24316289)
>It's an end-to-end encrypted messaging app, and the whole purpose of end-to-end encryption (which, last I checked, HN was generally in favour of) is that there is no way to surveil or moderate the content of someone's communications.

AFAIK group chats aren't e2e, and that's where most of the misinformation is shared.

Re:Facebook’s ties to India’s ruling party complicate its fi... by captn3m0 on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:40AM (#24316412)
Group chats are E2E in Whatsapp. You’re thinking of Telegram.