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

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

Instagram's message encryption will soon end.

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted messages on May 8, 2026. Meta advises users to download chats and media ...

Meta will reportedly remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs, prompting users to take several steps to protect their chats, data, and privacy.

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.’ ...

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 ...

Instagram is preparing to remove end-to-end encrypted messaging from its direct messages, a decision that could reshape how private chats work on the platform. Meta has confirmed that the feature will ...

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 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 ...