Meta has not confirmed any plans to remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, despite a viral social media post claiming the feature will be removed by May 2026.

Bad news for anyone sliding into the DM’s—Instagram will no longer support encrypted messaging. It may have escaped notice for many, but Instagram has employed end-to-end encryption for its messaging ...

One of the most popular social media apps in the world, Instagram, has dropped a recent update, which gives an updated experience to its direct messages. While DMs are often slept on because they only ...