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

The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.

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

Meta’s photo-sharing platform Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8, according to an update on its support page. The change requires users who ...

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Instagram's message encryption will soon end.

The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android users. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...