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

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

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

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 ...

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

In a shocking update, Instagram is set to remove end-to-end encryption, marking a major turnaround from its prior push to ...

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

Pulling the plug on privacy?

TikTok confirms it will not add end to end encryption to direct messages, citing safety concerns and law enforcement access.

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

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 ...