WhatsApp doesn't break end-to-end encryption to review messages: ProPublica

Statement comes as clarification to an earlier story ProPublica had uploaded on its site

WhatsApp does not break end-to-end encryption for messages that are reviewed by the 1,000-strong contract workforce it employs to review content flagged by users.

A ProPublica piece on Tuesday raised questions about WhatsApp not being transparent about reading people's messages, and detailed how content reviewers look at flagged content for "claims of everything from fraud or spam to child porn and potential terrorist plotting".

A clarification to the story, published by the news site on Wednesday said, "A previous version of this story caused unintended confusion about the extent to which WhatsApp examines its users’ messages and whether it breaks the encryption