Instagram, owned by Meta, has evolved far beyond a simple photo-sharing app. Today, it is a powerful social media platform where users connect through posts, reels, stories, and direct messages (DMs).

Meta first added end-to-end encryption to Facebook Messenger chats in 2016 ...

Instagram is still thought of as a feed of algorithmically-suggested photos first and foremost, but the app is also pretty popular for messaging, too. If you want to take some of the stress out of ...

Instagram is rolling out a new disappearing photo-sharing feature designed to encourage more casual, unfiltered posts with ...

Instagram is disabling end-to-end encryption for direct messages on May 8, 2026, a significant privacy rollback from parent company Meta. This means your private conversations will no longer be secure ...

Instagram's parent company, Meta, has quietly abandoned encrypted direct messages on the popular social media platform.

As of today, end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages is no longer available. DMs that you send to people on ...