Instagram Users Urged to Save Encrypted DMs Before Feature Disappears
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Meta will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted Instagram direct messages on May 8, 2026; users with encrypted conversations will be prompted in-app to download messages and media before the feature is removed. The change reflects low adoption of the feature and broader tensions between user privacy and platform safety/child-safety and regulatory concerns.
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