The company says the feature wasn't popular with users.

The EU extended its Chat Control rules to 2028 as lawmakers continue debating message scanning, privacy protections, and ...

TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption for direct messages (DMs) on its platform, according to a new report from the BBC. The social media giant says end-to-end encryption would make users ...

EU providers already scan private messages. Vyara Savova warns end-to-end encryption could be the next target.

As of today, end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages is no longer available. DMs that you send to people on Instagram will no longer feature full encryption, and your conversations are not ...

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With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

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Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu, in conversation with NDTV, addressed skepticism over Arattai's data privacy and encryption. He explained that the app went viral earlier than expected - before the planned ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs. The feature will "no longer be supported after May 8, 2026," the company wrote in an ...

Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide. Crucially, few companies ...