Company says it's removing end-to-end encryption because few users opted in to the feature. The state argues encryption makes it harder to detect crimes against children.

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

A Meta spokesperson told PCMag it opted to remove the feature, which has proved controversial in the past, because ‘very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs.’ ...

Meta will soon end Instagram’s end-to-end encrypted chats, citing low adoption and directing users to export affected messages.

The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.

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