Were your DMs ever encrypted?

Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino ...

Meta’s announcement comes after years of criticism from child safety groups over feature ...

Meta has announced it will discontinue end-to-end encrypted direct messages on Instagram, a feature that ensures only ...

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) direct messages starting May 8, 2026, meaning private chats will ...

Meta has confirmed that it will remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram Direct Messages (DMs), effective 8 May 2026. This ...

Meta's decision to remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram messages starting May 8, 2026, has sparked significant privacy ...

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encryption in May, and affected messages may need to be downloaded beforehand.

Two of the world's most powerful platforms are making a deliberate bet that safety beats privacy—and experts say they're ...

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Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs. The feature will "no longer be supported after May 8, 2026," the ...