The company says the feature wasn't popular with users.

A Meta spokesperson told PCMag it opted to remove the feature, which has proved controversial in the past, because ‘very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs.’ ...

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Meta will end Instagram encrypted DMs on May 8, 2026, dropping optional chat privacy and directing users to WhatsApp.

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

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Meta will soon end Instagram’s end-to-end encrypted chats, citing low adoption and directing users to export affected messages.

In a shocking update, Instagram is set to remove end-to-end encryption, marking a major turnaround from its prior push to ...

Paytinel’s analysis of how encryption keeps payment data safe when it's sent and stored, lowers fraud risks, helps confirm identities, and makes payment systems more secure.

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Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs. The feature will "no longer be supported after May 8, 2026," the ...