Meta will end end-to-end encryption on Instagram starting May 8, 2026. The company says users can still use WhatsApp for encrypted messaging while affected users will receive instructions to download ...

Instagram direct messages are protected by end-to-end encryption. But in the next few weeks, all of that changes.

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Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Telegram is among the most popular WhatsApp ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, said Tuesday that the Russian government had opened a criminal investigation against him on charges of “aiding terrorism.” Durov, ...