The simplest answer: It ain't, in any real way. Probably via the "silent, invisible group member" mechanism, compelled by a court order. They can say they never "weakened encryption", just bypassed it.
Anyone concerned with security should use Signal, or talk in person with no devices present.
tjhowse
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2026-08-29 00:52:51 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…gxe6
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2026-08-29 00:52:51 UTCEvent JSON
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