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

Meta spokesperson told PCMag it opted to remove the feature, which has proved controversial in the past, because ‘very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs.’ ...

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

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

Instagram will discontinue its end-to-end encrypted messaging feature from May 8, according to an update shared by Meta. The ...

Instagram will discontinue end-to-end encrypted direct messages from 8 May 2026, meaning private chats will no longer have ...

Instagram is about to take away a key privacy option from its Direct Messages system. The platform will soon discontinue ...

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

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

"Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the ...

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 ...