Meta removes Instagram DM encryption by May 8, 2026, exposing your private messages to company data mining and AI training ...

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

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

Instagram is set to discontinue its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging feature, a move that could change how private ...

Meta Platforms will remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages starting May 8, 2026, allowing it to access ...

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

The company says the feature wasn't popular with users.

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

Meta’s rollback spotlights a global clash between user privacy and law enforcement access as governments push back against ...

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