Instagram DMs Lose End-to-End Encryption Starting Today
10 hours ago
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- #Privacy
- Instagram removed end-to-end encryption from direct messages, making conversations accessible to Meta.
- Meta cited low adoption rates as the reason, though the feature was never enabled by default or widely promoted.
- Law enforcement and child safety advocates supported removal, while Meta may benefit from using message data for ads or AI training.
- Meta suggests users switch to WhatsApp or other encrypted apps like Signal for secure messaging.
- The removal coincides with the upcoming Take It Down Act, which requires platforms to remove non-consensual intimate imagery quickly.
- Instagram users with encrypted chats can download their media and messages before the change takes full effect.