💻 Technology Mar 23, 2026 · Ben Lovejoy

Instagram encryption U-turn leaves us all more vulnerable

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Meta claimed for years that it was technically challenging to implement end-to-end encryption across Facebook Messenger and Instagram DMs, but back in 2023 said that it had resolved those issues.



Unfortunately, the company has now made a U-turn on Instagram direct messages, and that’s bad news for all of us …



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