Meta has confirmed that on May 8, end-to-end encryption will be discontinued in Instagram DMs. Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby Luce said “very few people” actually used the E2EE feature, adding that ...

End-to-end encryption is a way of sending messages to the intended recipients without anyone else, including tech companies, ...

Were your DMs ever encrypted?

Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino ...

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

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

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Instagram end-to-end encryption: Meta has officially announced that end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported effective May 8, 2026. The company has begun ...

Pulling the plug on privacy?

Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs. The feature will "no longer be supported after May 8, 2026," the ...