January 27, 2026

Janice Trey: Meta Under Fire: Legal Filing Accuses Company of Spying on WhatsApp Users

Janice Trey

Janice Trey: Meta Under Fire: Legal Filing Accuses Company of Spying on WhatsApp Users

Have Meta Platforms been misleading billions of WhatsApp users—secretly accessing, analyzing, and storing private messages despite promising end‑to‑end encryption.

Jackie Jones

A sweeping federal class-action lawsuit filed in San Francisco this week alleges that Meta Platforms has been misleading billions of WhatsApp users—secretly accessing, analyzing, and storing private messages despite promising end‑to‑end encryption. The case has major implications for user privacy, free communication, and the growing distrust of Big Tech gatekeepers.

  • Big Tech Censorship and Accountability
  • Why this lawsuit is the latest proof that global tech companies act as speech police, suppressing or manipulating content rather than protecting privacy.
  • How the FTC and lawmakers should respond to safeguard the First Amendment and consumer trust.
  • The Privacy Crisis & SafeMeet Alternative

With public trust in Meta and others eroding, Trey introduces SafeMeet—a secure, end‑to‑end encrypted communication platform designed to protect speech, family privacy, and journalistic integrity.

  • Why building independent, censorship‑free digital ecosystems is essential for liberty.
  • China’s Digital Firewall & Global Parallels
  • Drawing from personal experience under the CCP, Trey links Meta’s alleged data practices to broader trends in digital surveillance and ideological control.
  • A call for the U.S. to lead the global fight for transparency and data privacy as a human rights issue, not just a tech debate.

Other Alternatives – Secured Communication: SafeMeet

Janice Trey can introduce an alternative: SafeMeet, a secure, end‑to‑end encrypted communication platform built to protect free speech and privacy. She can cover:​

  • Why secure, private communication tools are essential in an era of mass surveillance and censorship by both Big Tech and authoritarian regimes.​
  • How SafeMeet gives families, journalists, activists, and businesses a way to talk freely without fear of snooping, deplatforming, or government overreach.​
  • The real‑world need for alternatives to mainstream platforms that routinely cooperate with government censorship demands.​
  • This is a timely, practical solution for Fox’s audience who care about privacy, free expression, and pushing back against Big Tech.

Media Inquiries:

Aly Kent
Media Specialist
Aly@TruthPR.com | TruthPR.com

About Janice Trey:

  • Powerful story: From Mao’s labor camps to the helm of independent global media.
  • High credibility: Board Chair of The Epoch Times and NTD TV, respected voice on censorship, China, and religious liberty.
  • Timeliness: Perfect for coverage of Meta’s privacy litigation, the FTC’s tech inquiries, and the future of digital freedom.
  • Clear, quotable commentary: Delivers strong soundbites on privacy, censorship, and moral responsibility in technology

Janice Trey is Board Chair of The Epoch Times and NTD TV, a CPA, and a veteran Fortune 500 executive. A survivor of a Chinese labor camp during Mao’s Cultural Revolution, she rebuilt her life in America and now leads one of the world’s most prominent independent media voices exposing the Chinese Communist Party and defending free speech, religious freedom, and human rights.

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