Be VERY careful what you send! Meta can read all of your Instagram messages as critical deadline expires
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You might want to think twice before pressing 'Send' on that Instagram Direct Message (DM) today.End-to-end encryption has been ditched from the one-on-one messaging service built into Instagram from today (May 8, 2026) in one of the biggest shake-ups to its social media service in years.
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The decision to remove encryption — allowing parent company Meta, which also owns WhatsApp and Facebook, to see what is being sent via its messaging service — was quietly announced back in March via the online Help Pages resources for Instagram.
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However, there was no formal announcement about the U-turn on encryption.With end-to-end encryption gone, Meta will be able to search, scan, or read any text messages, pictures, videos, or voice notes sent via its messaging service.
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Starting from today, Instagram users will only be shielded by standard encryption, which does not prevent Meta from accessing your private messages.For those who don't know, end-to-end encryption is a technique that sees all...
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