Unfortunately for those who enjoy secure messaging, Meta's Instagram app can now read your DMs. Here's what you should do to ...

Back to Messenger we go.

Instagram has long been a focal point for discussion about online safety—whether in relation to body image concerns, ...

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

FBI warnings and new attacks show encrypted messaging isn’t as safe as you think — your phone and your accounts are now the real targets.

With end-to-end encryption, messages sent through RCS will get more private and secure as only the sender and receiver can ...

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

Apple has released the latest iOS 26.5 beta, and it brings a familiar feature to the Messages app as the RCS technology sees the return of end-to-end encryption. Apple Messages' RCS Sees End-to-End ...

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) direct messages starting May 8, 2026, meaning private chats will ...

There has now been a change spotted on Google Messages, which saw the "No Encryption" logo gone from under each chat sent to Apple's iPhone RCS, indicating that end-to-end encryption may arrive soon.

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