One of the world’s most popular social media platforms is walking away from its parent company’s biggest privacy promise. If you use Instagram to send private messages, something important changed on ...

As of May 8 end-to-end encryption is no longer available on direct messages on Instagram. Meta, in announcing the policy reversal, said it had done so because few people used the feature. But this has ...

Meta has revised its privacy policy and removed the use of private direct messages on Instagram. The tech giant removed ...

Meta has ended end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs globally, allowing the platform to access message content, media and voice notes when required.

As of today, end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages is no longer available. DMs that you send to people on Instagram will no longer feature full encryption, and your conversations are not ...

The users of Instagram will have to face a new reality when using the app. According to the Meta corporation, the encryption ...

You can now send a short note that lasts for 24 hours to a bunch of your Instagram friends — assuming they know to look for it. You can now send a short note that lasts for 24 hours to a bunch of your ...

Instagram has reached 3 billion monthly users, cementing the network as one of the most popular consumer apps of all time and leading parent Meta Platforms Inc. to put even more emphasis on the tools ...

This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on social media and how the views and experiences of teens vary across sites. This ...

Meta has ended encrypted Instagram DMs as of May 8, 2026.