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

Instagram's message encryption will soon end.

Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs. The feature will "no longer be supported after May 8, 2026," the ...

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

Instagram will discontinue end-to-end encrypted direct messages from 8 May 2026, meaning private chats will no longer have ...

Meta is ending end-to-end encrypted messaging in Instagram DMs, and the feature will no longer be supported after May 8, 2026 ...

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?

Instagram will discontinue its end-to-end encrypted messaging feature from May 8, according to an update shared by Meta. The ...

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 ...

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

Meta is pulling its end-to-end encryption option on Instagram DMs. The company announced the change in an update to its ...