The platform said it would remove end-to-end encrypted messages, a major U‑turn by parent company Meta.

Instagram has discontinued end-to-end encryption on the platform, meaning user messages are now only protected by standard encryption.

Instagram is ending end-to-end encrypted chats amid child safety concerns, but what does the change actually mean for your DMs?

QUESTION: The FBI warning about text messaging has me a bit confused. I’m not a government worker, so what exactly is the risk for me? ANSWER: The recent discovery that state-sponsored Chinese hackers ...

One of the world’s most popular social media platforms is walking away from its parent company’s biggest privacy promise. If you use Instagram to send private messages, something important changed on ...

The users of Instagram will have to face a new reality when using the app. According to the Meta corporation, the encryption of direct messages has come to an end on May 8. It implies that the ...

Instagram users will lose access to end-to-end encrypted direct messages from May 8 as Meta removes the optional privacy feature introduced in 2023. While DMs will still remain private in a general ...

Instagram has removed end-to-end encryption for direct messages - a move that reads as a clear reversal of Meta’s privacy-first posture, says a professor.

OS 26.5 adds encrypted RCS support for iPhone and Android chats, but users should look for the lock indicator before assuming cross-platform conversations are protected.

As of May 8 end-to-end encryption is no longer available on direct messages on Instagram. Meta, in announcing the policy reversal, said it had done so because few people used the feature. But this has ...