Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino ...

Were your DMs ever encrypted?

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

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

Bad news for anyone sliding into the DM’s—Instagram will no longer support encrypted messaging.

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

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There was a lot of excitement when Apple finally brought RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging to iPhone a little over a year ago. The new standard permanently upgraded the process of sending ...