🚨 Before you send your friend a DM on Instagram, think twice.
Meta is removing end-to-end encrypted chats on Instagram from 8 May 2026. That means private messages on the platform become far less private, and Meta can access message content that would otherwise be protected.
This is exactly why privacy matters. You should not have to trade private conversation for platform convenience.
Tuta has published an open call to push back against this change. Read it, sign it, and seriously consider moving sensitive chats to a service that respects encryption.
Read more:
https://tuta.com/blog/instagram-removes-end-to-end-encryption
Sign the letter:
https://airtable.com/appqDYfRhxpsavEzz/pagix2UCAs90I7wRM/form
Would you still trust Instagram with private conversations after this?
#Instagram #Privacy #Encryption #DigitalRights #Meta #Surveillance #Security #EndToEndEncryption
Michael J Burgess
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2026-04-01 08:37:46 UTC
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2026-04-01 08:37:46 UTCEvent JSON
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