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Meta's move has sent ripples through the digital privacy community, particularly in India, where Instagram's user base is among the largest in the world ...

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encryption in May, and affected messages may need to be downloaded beforehand.

"Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the coming months. Anyone who wants to keep messaging with end-to-end ...

Instagram will no longer support end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8th. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby Luce says the platform is discontinuing the feature ...

WhatsApp rolls out new parental control feature for under 13 users, where parents can supervise who their children talk to and what groups they can join.

WhatsApp launches supervised accounts for pre-teens, giving parents control while limiting features to create a safer ...

Instagram will end E2EE for direct messages in May 2026. The decision could allow Meta to scan messages for harmful content.

The feature, called parent-managed accounts, is designed for children under 13 and allows a parent or guardian to create and link the child’s account to their own WhatsApp profile. As governments ...

Paul Stenhouse runs through the latest developments in the tech sphere, including the major update for Google Maps and Meta axing encryption for Instagram ...

According to TechCrunch, this integration highlights how open social systems allow developers to create and run new features independently of the platform owner. Bluesky announced this pilot ...