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

Instagram users will soon not enjoy complete privacy while sending DMs from May, its owner Meta has confirmed.

Meta has confirmed it will end end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chats on Instagram in May 2026, a move that could reshape ...

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 ...

Meta will end Instagram E2EE chats May 8, 2026, reversing a 2021 privacy test and reigniting debate over encrypted messaging ...

Instagram is about to take away a key privacy option from its Direct Messages system. The platform will soon discontinue ...

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

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

Pulling the plug on privacy?

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) ...

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 ...

According to a report by the BBC, TikTok will not add end-to-end encryption to DMs. The company told the news outlet it ...