"End-to-end encryption (E2EE) is a type of digital privacy protection that ensures only the sender and the recipient can read what's being sent. But in a major U-turn for the company - which previously claimed that private messages 'should be secure' - this protection will no longer be available. As the plug gets pulled on E2EE, Meta will now be able to read your messages, see your pictures, watch your videos, and listen to your voice notes."
"However, E2EE has long been accused of making it easier to spread harmful material online, including terrorist materials, hate speech, and child sexual abuse material. This means Meta's move away from encryption has been welcomed by child protection groups, which has argued that digital encryption risks harming children. Rani Govender, associate head of policy at the NSPCC, told the Daily Mail: 'This feature creates blind spots where child abuse can flourish, cutting off vital routes for platforms to detect and stop harm.'"
"E2EE has been the standard on Meta-owned messaging service WhatsApp for years, but in 2019, the company pledged to expand this protection to its other services. Speaking at an event that year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said: 'Your private communications should be secure.' However, the feature didn't arrive on Facebook Messenger until 2023, after which it became an optional feature on Instagram. At the time, Meta said it planned to eventually make E2EE the default for all Instagram messages."
"Starting from today, Instagram users will only be offered standard encryption, which does not prevent Meta from accessing users' private messages. This does not follow a m"
End-to-end encryption ensures only the sender and recipient can read messages. Instagram has removed end-to-end encryption, replacing it with standard encryption that does not prevent Meta from accessing private messages. Meta can then read messages, view pictures and videos, and listen to voice notes. Privacy campaigners criticized the change as a step backward for digital rights. Child protection groups welcomed the shift, arguing encryption creates blind spots that allow child abuse to flourish and blocks platforms from detecting and stopping harm. End-to-end encryption remains standard on WhatsApp, and Meta previously promised to expand it to other services, including Instagram, but later delayed and then pulled back deployment. Instagram users now receive standard encryption starting immediately.
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