Meta to End Instagram End-to-End Encryption for DMs

Some context provided by PG friend @henry-fisher.

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Meta Is Killing Encrypted DM's on Instagram

Meta is removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs on May 8, 2026. Their excuse? "Very few people were using it." But they never made it the default a...

IG apparently deliberately hid the feature. It had to be enabled.

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Proton – 13 Mar 26

Instagram drops end-to-end encrypted chats: What it means | Proton

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