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

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

Instagram direct messages are protected by end-to-end encryption. But in the next few weeks, all of that changes.

In a shocking update, Instagram is set to remove end-to-end encryption, marking a major turnaround from its prior push to ...

Pulling the plug on privacy?

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

Meta is ending end-to-end encrypted messaging in Instagram DMs, and the feature will no longer be supported after May 8, 2026 ...

Meta has confirmed that, soon, it will remove support for end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs. Confirmed on a support ...

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.’ ...

Instagram will discontinue its end-to-end encrypted messaging feature from May 8, according to an update shared by Meta. The ...

Meta will end Instagram E2EE chats May 8, 2026, reversing a 2021 privacy test and reigniting debate over encrypted messaging ...

Meta will discontinue end-to-end encrypted messaging in Instagram DMs from May 8, 2026, saying the optional feature saw very little adoption among users who had access to it.