WhatsApp loses contempt motion against NSO; US judge says evidence too thin
By Mike Swift ( October 16, 2026, 22:54 GMT | Insight) -- WhatsApp failed to satisfy the "clear and convincing" evidence standard in its motion for civil contempt against NSO Group Technologies, with a federal judge in Oakland, California, saying evidence provided by the Meta Platforms unit that the Israeli spyware company violated the court's injunction wasn't detailed enough.WhatsApp has lost a bid to have a US court declare NSO Group Technologies in civil contempt, as a federal judge in California said the unit of Meta Platforms failed to give the court enough detailed evidence to demonstrate NSO violated the court’s injunction....
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