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Instagram Ends Encrypted DMs, Giving Meta Access to Messages

Meta says low opt‑in use drove the change under rising safety pressure.

Instagram Ends End-to-End Encryption for Direct Messages and Calls

UK Police Probe Ex‑Meta Engineer Over 30,000 Private Facebook Photos

Instagram Will End End-to-End Encrypted DMs on May 8

Meta to End Instagram Encrypted DMs on May 8, 2026

Filings in New Mexico Trial Show Meta Knew Encryption Would Curb Child-Exploitation Detection

DHS Sent Hundreds of Subpoenas to Unmask Anti-ICE Accounts, Tech Giants Partly Complied

Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Snapchat Phishing That Targeted Hundreds of Women

FBI Warns of AI-Altered ‘Virtual Kidnapping’ Scams Using Social Media Photos

Mexico’s Cyber Police Warn Parents Against ‘Sharenting’ as School Year Begins

Russia Plans to Blacklist WhatsApp Ahead of State-Backed Messenger Rollout

Sauce Gardner's Social Media Accounts Hacked, Personal Photos Leaked