'Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs,' Meta says.

Here’s how to check if end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging is enabled on your iPhone in iOS 26.5 and active in a given ...

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

Back to Messenger we go.

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 ...

Discord has rolled out end-to-end encryption for all voice and video calls by default, securing conversations across mobile, ...

If you downloaded iOS 26.5, your device can now access the secure messaging protocol as long as your carrier supports it.

Instagram is ending end-to-end encrypted chats amid child safety concerns, but what does the change actually mean for your DMs?

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 ...

Instagram has discontinued end-to-end encryption on the platform, meaning user messages are now only protected by standard encryption.

Instagram users will lose access to end-to-end encrypted direct messages from May 8 as Meta removes the optional privacy feature introduced in 2023. While DMs will still remain private in a general ...

On May 21, 2026, the Texas Attorney General filed suit against Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) and WhatsApp, LLC (WhatsApp) in ...