Years-long fight
Since 2019, Meta has defended its plans amid criticism, while working through the technical challenge of bringing the technology to Facebook and Instagram.
The company did not publicly announce its decision to abandon plans for the Instagram rollout.
Instead, it quietly updated the app’s terms and conditions in March.
“End‑to‑end encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after 8 May 2026.
“If you have chats affected by this change, you will see instructions on how to download any media or messages you may wish to keep,” it said.
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