Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encryption in May, and affected messages may need to be downloaded beforehand.

Instagram's message encryption will soon end.

Meta has confirmed it will end end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chats on Instagram in May 2026, a move that could reshape ...

Instagram is getting rid of end-to-end encrypted DMs that ‘very few’ people used — The Verge (@verge) March 13, 2026 Meta ...

The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted messages on May 8, 2026. Meta advises users to download chats and media ...

Meta will end Instagram E2EE chats May 8, 2026, reversing a 2021 privacy test and reigniting debate over encrypted messaging ...

Meta’s photo-sharing platform Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8, according to an update on its support page. The change requires users who ...

Instagram will discontinue its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging feature after May 8, 2026, confirmed Meta in a recent ...

Pulling the plug on privacy?