Meta confirms it will drop end-to-end encryption for Instagram chats: What it means for users

Meta will remove end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Instagram messaging after May 8, 2026, allowing the company potential access to user chats. The notice in the app also informs users they can download ...

Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs

In this photo illustration, the Instagram logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via ) (SOPA Images via ) Meta is killing ...

Instagram messages are about to lose end-to-end encryption, and you may need to act

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

Instagram to discontinue end-to-end encryption for DMs [Update: Meta's statement]

"Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the coming months. Anyone who wants to keep messaging with end-to-end ...

Instagram is getting rid of end-to-end encrypted DMs that ‘very few’ people used

Instagram will no longer support end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8th. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby Luce says the platform is discontinuing the feature ...

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Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026

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