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Meta Plans to Remove End-to-End Encryption From Instagram Direct Messages Permanently
Meta will remove end-to-end encryption (E2EE) from Instagram Direct Messages on May 8, 2026, ending the platform’s brief experiment with truly private chats and triggering serious privacy and safety concerns among users and experts. Feature removal and timeline Meta has updated Instagram’s help center and pushed in‑app notifications confirming that end-to-end encrypted messaging “will no […] The post Meta Plans to Remove End-to-End Encryption From Instagram Direct Messages Permanently appeared first on Cyber Security News.