Instagram's message encryption will soon end.

Meta has confirmed it will end end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chats on Instagram in May 2026, a move that could reshape ...

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 ...

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

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

The FBI and others are now recommending that Americans send encrypted messages while texting or emailing someone. This comes after officials told NBC News that there was an unprecedented cyberattack ...

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