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

A 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 is dropping end-to-end encrypted messages from its direct messages, just over a year after introducing the feature.

Unlike WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, where E2E encryption is either the default or automatically applied to certain message types, Instagram's deployment had always been partial and ...

Meta will soon end Instagram’s end-to-end encrypted chats, citing low adoption and directing users to export affected messages.

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) ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Instagram's message encryption will soon end.