US authorities are investigating claims that Meta “can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications”: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/31/us-authorities-reportedly-investigate-claims-that-meta-can-read-encrypted-whatsapp-messages
US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages

A lawsuit filed last week alleges tech firm ‘can access virtually all’ private communications, a claim the company has denied

The Guardian
Of course they're investigating, after all they'd love access to it