I think people feel this is the begining of the end.
Meta is part of the reason Signals E2EE spread and E2EE became ubiquitous in general.
Many governments have also turned against E2EE and I suspect it's gone from a shield where you can say we can't really help you get that data, to a constant pressure.
Yea fine I see that, but their entire business model revolves around exposing people’s otherwise private lives, and they are making a lot of money doing so.
It’s like using a web browser distributed by a an ad company whose business model is all about tracking folks