Meta will soon end Instagram’s end-to-end encrypted chats, citing low adoption and directing users to export affected messages.

A Meta spokesperson told PCMag it opted to remove the feature, which has proved controversial in the past, because ‘very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs.’ ...

Meta has announced it will discontinue end-to-end encrypted direct messages on Instagram, a feature that ensures only ...

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) direct messages starting May 8, 2026, meaning private chats will ...

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

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

Meta will end Instagram encrypted DMs on May 8, 2026, dropping optional chat privacy and directing users to WhatsApp.

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Instagram is set to discontinue its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging feature, a move that could change how private ...

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

The company says the feature wasn't popular with users.