Instagram is getting rid of end-to-end encrypted DMs that ‘very few’ people used
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Instagram is discontinuing end-to-end encrypted DMs on May 8th due to low usage. Users are advised to download their encrypted chats before the change, with WhatsApp offered as an alternative for secure messaging.
Instagram will no longer support end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8th. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby Luce says the platform is discontinuing the feature because "very few people" were using E2EE in their DMs.
Instagram has begun notifying impacted users about the change inside its app, and has also posted an update to its support page, suggesting that users download E2EE chats and images before it discontinues the feature, as spotted earlier by PiunikaWeb. "Anyone who wants to keep messaging with end-to-end encryption can easily do that on WhatsApp," El-Kassaby Luce adds.
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