Meta has confirmed that end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Instagram Direct Messages will no lnoger be supported after May 8.

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

Instagram direct messages are protected by end-to-end encryption. But in the next few weeks, all of that changes.

Meta will end end-to-end encryption on Instagram starting May 8, 2026. The company says users can still use WhatsApp for ...

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

Meta plans to end encrypted messaging on Instagram by May 8. Learn what Instagram end-to-end encryption shutdown means for ...

Instagram is dropping end-to-end encryption for its direct messages starting this May. We break down Meta's reasons for this ...

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

Encryption offers an illusion of security. It feeds the notion that even governments, advertisers, or the platform would not be privy to the conversations. In many technical ways, that’s true. However ...

Meta is ending end-to-end encrypted messaging in Instagram DMs, and the feature will no longer be supported after May 8, 2026 ...

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

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