Meta will soon end Instagram’s end-to-end encrypted chats, citing low adoption and directing users to export affected messages. Image: Solen Feyissa (Unsplash) Instagram users who opted for extra ...

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 ...

One of the many benefits of using iMessage is that you know your conversations are always end-to-end encrypted. That level of security has never previously extended to green bubble conversations. But ...

If you’ve ever sent a sensitive text across the iPhone-Android divide and felt a prick of doubt about who else might be reading, that’s just gotten a real answer. Starting yesterday, messages between ...

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 ...

After introducing optional end-to-end encrypted messaging in 2023, Instagram announced in March 2026 that encryption for direct messages would be discontinued, and the feature was removed on May 8.

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 ...

Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide. Crucially, few companies ...

It's a valuable addition for organizations with compliance or privacy concerns, but to use the feature, customers must subscribe to the Enterprise Plus with Assured Controls edition of Premium ...