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Instagram quietly drops end-to-end encrypted chats (proton.me)
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Instagram appears to be stepping back from end-to-end encrypted messaging — a surprising move after years of Meta, its parent company, promoting strong encryption as the future of private communication.

A notice on Instagram’s help pages now says end-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after May 8, 2026. The page instructs affected users to download any chat messages or shared media they want to keep before that date.

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[–] 65 points 6 months ago (6 children)

The shocking thing was that they implemented it in the first place.

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  • [–] 59 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    You cannot convince me that it was true end to end encryption. They had an eye in every chat.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago

    I wouldn't try to LOL

    But there is valid reasoning for it. The metadata is equally as valuable as the actual content. That's why WhatsApp is so profitable. If more people are using it then it could be seen as worth the tradeoff.

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