and nor should it be, since the AG is playing a tired rerun of “well if we let CRIMINALS have WALLS how will we CATCH THEM” after law enforcement has been assured repeatedly, by every possible expert, for years, that the rest of us need walls too https://t.co/zantiKM7S2

— Lindsey Barrett (@LAM_Barrett) December 10, 2019

If this is @Facebook with the ??, the ?? and ??, imagine the rag doll they make of smaller, less wealthy countries with public policy infrastructure designed for the 1870s. https://t.co/lMGbnUZqSk

— Mosharraf Zaidi (@mosharrafzaidi) December 10, 2019

Facebook executives told Attorney General William P. Barr on Monday that they would not open up the company’s encrypted messaging products to law enforcement, escalating a standoff with the government over privacy and policing. https://t.co/eQsHg0mKXR

— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) December 10, 2019

“The ‘backdoor’ access you are demanding for law enforcement would be a gift to criminals, hackers and repressive regimes," Facebook executives wrote in the letter https://t.co/ffv2atQxIk

— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) December 10, 2019

CSAM traffickers rejoice. https://t.co/gVsEGcqYGz

— Roi Carthy (@Roi) December 10, 2019

At WhatsApp we protect all messages with end-to-end encryption to help keep people safe. Together with @messenger we responded to a letter we received from governments to explain why we won't put people in danger by weakening encryption.https://t.co/u4VfxAeTRT

— Will Cathcart (@wcathcart) December 10, 2019

Facebook says no to government back doors in its messaging encryption https://t.co/MeFzpLoMNT

— Martin SFP Bryant (@MartinSFP) December 10, 2019

Facebook tells the US, UK and Australian governments that it will not get rid of end-to-end encryption or build backdoors into WhatsApp or Messenger. https://t.co/iUeBG3lV2J

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) December 10, 2019

Facebook tells US attorney general it won’t remove encryption from its messaging apps https://t.co/r814x2xxJh pic.twitter.com/dsEeP8mnM5

— The Verge (@verge) December 10, 2019

Senators threaten to regulate encryption if tech companies won't do it themselves https://t.co/dFvZiFYRzp

— CNBC Tech (@CNBCtech) December 10, 2019

“HOW DARE YOU DO MATH”

fuckin tech-illiterate boomers https://t.co/grgJrGMOZI

— Vivian (@suchnerve) December 10, 2019

U.S. senators threaten Facebook, Apple with encryption regulationhttps://t.co/53McA7Xws9 pic.twitter.com/iFQC4WlkOv

— Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) December 10, 2019

Shot: @Facebook responds to DOJ/UK/Aus request it delay e2e encryption noting it still has plans for it.
Chaser: Today Congress is renewing scrutiny of the issue and Sen. Graham says "I'm not about to create a safe haven for criminals." @CyberScoopNews https://t.co/lJb7091QiI

— Shannon Vavra (@shanvav) December 10, 2019