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Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

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  • Elon Musk once championed encrypted messaging app Signal, promoting its user privacy protections.
  • Signal has been sharply criticized recently by a conservative activist and a rival app, Telegram.
  • Musk got on board with the criticisms and is propelling the encryption wars forward.

The encryption wars brewing between the messaging apps Telegram and Signal have attracted the commentary of a high-profile critic: Elon Musk.

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