Instagram direct messages are protected by end-to-end encryption. But in the next few weeks, all of that changes.

Instagram's message encryption will soon end.

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

Meta has confirmed it will end end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chats on Instagram in May 2026, a move that could reshape ...

Meta’s photo-sharing platform Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8, according to an update on its support page. The change requires users who ...

The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.

Meta will end Instagram E2EE chats May 8, 2026, reversing a 2021 privacy test and reigniting debate over encrypted messaging ...

The FBI and others are now recommending that Americans send encrypted messages while texting or emailing someone. This comes after officials told NBC News that there was an unprecedented cyberattack ...

The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android users. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...

Instagram will discontinue its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging feature after May 8, 2026, confirmed Meta in a recent ...

TikTok Direct Messages are not getting end-to-end encryption despite rivals and other platforms opting to include the feature ...