The Supreme Court has ruled that photos and messages from Facebook Messenger or other social media platforms obtained by private individuals are now admissible as evidence in court proceedings. Cadajas to life imprisonment for the violation of RA 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act due to coercion of a 14-year old girl into sending photos of her private parts over Facebook Messenger. It was stated that the mother of the minor forced her into opening the petitioner's Facebook Messenger account in obtaining a copy of the conversation after the female minor had deleted hers. By giving the password and access to his Facebook Messenger account to the female minor, the petitioner had lost the reasonable expectation of privacy over the contents of his account to whoever it was given access to and to whoever it may be revealed. In December, Facebook Messenger received a major upgrade with end-to-end encryption for chats. Meta announced today that it’s now rolling out end-to-end encryption for personal chats and calls on Facebook and Messenger. This means only you and the person you send a message to via Facebook Messenger can see its contents. Although, since Facebook Messenger has a billion downloads, global rollout may take a while. Read more in our articles including "Photos, messages obtained from social media can be used as evidence –Supreme Court ruling" and "Facebook Messenger enables sending HD photos, up to 100MB files".
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May 17, 2026The Supreme Court has ruled that photos and messages from Facebook Messenger or other social media platforms obtained by private individuals are now admissible as evidence in court proceedings. Cadajas to life imprisonment for the violation of RA 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act due to coercion of a 14-year old girl into sending photos of her private parts over Facebook Messenger.
It was stated that the mother of the minor forced her into opening the petitioner's Facebook Messenger account in obtaining a copy of the conversation after the female minor had deleted hers. By giving the password and access to his Facebook Messenger account to the female minor, the petitioner had lost the reasonable expectation of privacy over the contents of his account to whoever it was given access to and to whoever it may be revealed. In December, Facebook Messenger received a major upgrade with end-to-end encryption for chats.
Our coverage of Facebook Messenger Evidence includes: "Photos, messages obtained from social media can be used as evidence –Supreme Court ruling"; "Facebook Messenger enables sending HD photos, up to 100MB files"; "Facebook Messenger finally gets end-to-end encryption by default". Each article provides unique insights and information.