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Instagram announced it will discontinue end-to-end encryption for direct messages starting May 8, 2026, reversing a privacy feature in response to government pressure from the EU, US, and UK regarding child exploitation detection and content moderation. The move represents a fundamental technical shift that enables platform access to message content, creating a tension between encryption and law enforcement scanning capabilities.
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