Popular social platform Instagram is set to remove end-to-end encryption from direct messages, a move that has sparked privacy concerns among users. Parent company Meta Platforms says the change will affect encrypted chats and alter how private messaging works on the platform.

Instagram is about to take away a key privacy option from its Direct Messages system. The platform will soon discontinue end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Instag

Meta has confirmed that, soon, it will remove support for end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs. Confirmed on a support