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

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

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Meta will end Instagram E2EE chats May 8, 2026, reversing a 2021 privacy test and reigniting debate over encrypted messaging oversight.

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Pulling the plug on privacy?

Instagram's message encryption will soon end.