Texas Sues Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Over Alleged Lies About Privacy

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday against Meta and its platform WhatsApp over privacy concerns, alleging the social media giant has lied to and deceived the Lone Star State’s…

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