Warning: Instagram DMs Lose End-to-End Encryption Starting Today

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By Juli CloverMay 8, 2026, 3:37 pm193 ptsTrending
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 protected from Meta. Meta can potentially see what's in messages shared between users on Instagram, and that…

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