Unfortunately for those who enjoy secure messaging, Meta's Instagram app can now read your DMs. Here's what you should do to ...
The platform said it would remove end-to-end encrypted messages, a major U‑turn by parent company Meta.
Instagram is removing a privacy feature on May 8 that previously prevented the company from reading users’ direct messages, ...
Instagram has long been a focal point for discussion about online safety—whether in relation to body image concerns, ...
Meta has ended encrypted Instagram DMs as of May 8, 2026.
Instagram users who relied on end-to-end encrypted direct messages for private conversations will lose that option after Meta officially switched off the feature globally. The move means Meta can now ...
In December 2023, Instagram introduced encrypted messaging to make private chats more secure. The messages could only be read ...
Instagram is disabling end-to-end encryption for direct messages on May 8, 2026, a significant privacy rollback from parent ...