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

Meta has announced it will discontinue end-to-end encrypted direct messages on Instagram, a feature that ensures only participants can access their conversations, after May 8, 2026.

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

A phone screen showing several social media platforms with someone's finger hovering over TikTok icon TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) - the controversial privacy feature used by ...

TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption for direct messages (DMs) on its platform, according to a new report from the BBC. The social media giant says end-to-end encryption would make users ...

Instagram End-to-End Encryption: The social media platform Meta recently made a decision that has sparked a new debate ...

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

If you’ve ever wondered if TikTok would ever offer a more secure messaging experience, you now have an answer. TikTok has told the BBC that it will not protect direct messages sent in the app with end ...

This rather outrageous move hasn't been explained at all. In a very definitive case of 'not something that happens very often', Instagram has decided ...

TikTok is setting itself apart from most other online platforms that offer messaging by stating that it won’t be introducing end-to-end encryption to ensure the privacy of direct messages. This means ...

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The updates introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, a security ...

CANADA - 2025/07/20: In this photo illustration, the Instagram logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA ...