Meta has announced it will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted direct messages (DMs) on Instagram. The company has hailed this feature as a gold standard for user security, and its retirement marks a ...

End-to-end encryption is a way of sending messages to the intended recipients without anyone else, including tech companies, being able to read them. Meta will stop end-to-end encryption for private ...

Meta will stop end-to-end encryption for private messages on Instagram, after criticism from law enforcement and child protection groups who warned that private chats make it harder to protect ...

Instagram will officially discontinue end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct messages on May 8, 2026. Meta cited low user adoption as the primary reason, though the move follows years of regulatory ...

Instagram Users Urged to Save Encrypted DMs Before Feature Disappears Your email has been sent Instagram users who opted for extra privacy in their DMs may want to start saving those conversations.

Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026. "If you have chats that are impacted by this change, you will see ...