Instagram users should think twice before DMing today, as end–to–end encryption has been pulled from the platform.
End–to–end encryption (E2EE) is a type of digital privacy protection that ensures only the sender and the recipient can read what’s being sent.
But in a major U–turn for the company – which previously claimed that private messages ‘should be secure’ – this protection will no longer be available.
As the plug gets pulled on E2EE, Meta will now be able to read your messages, see your pictures, watch your videos, and listen to your voice notes.
The change has been met with hostility from privacy campaigners
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