4 outlets·4 reports
Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Instagram will discontinue end-to-end encryption for direct messages after May 8. The feature, which few users had adopted, will no longer be supported on the platform. The change removes the encrypted messaging option, affecting the privacy of users who previously relied on it.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Hacker News·E2E encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after 8 May
- TechMeme·Meta updates a support page to say that end-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after May 8 (Karandeep Singh Oberoi/Android Police)
- The Verge·Instagram is getting rid of end-to-end encrypted DMs that ‘very few’ people used
- Engadget·Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs
Meta is discontinuing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs. Instagram will no longer support encrypted messages. This change affects user privacy.
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