Meredith Whittaker, president of Signal, has expressed concerns that efforts to promote online safety may compromise user privacy and potentially lead to mass surveillance. Whittaker also warns that breaking encryption to achieve this goal is unrealistic and that encryption itself is seen as a threat to those in power. The comments appear to be part of a broader discussion on the intersection of technology, privacy, and regulation, with various outlets reporting on related topics such as AI risks and proposed social media bans.