"We want people to have a trusted private space that's safe and secure, which is why we're taking our time to thoughtfully build and implement e2ee by default across Messenger and Instagram DMs."
"Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs."
"Meta claimed that, "Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs." This isn't all that surprising, as turning it on was an optional four-step process that few people knew about. Defaults matter, and Meta's choice to blame people for failing to opt into this feature is proof of how much."
"In that same statement, the company pointed people to WhatsApp for access to encrypted messaging. Yet if Meta truly wanted people to have a trusted private space to communicate, it would meet them everywhere they are: on WhatsApp, on Messenger, and on Instagram."
Instagram ended its opt-in, rarely used end-to-end encryption feature for direct messages. Meta previously promised end-to-end encryption protections across platforms by default and described building and implementing it for Messenger and Instagram DMs. Meta later reversed course, stating that very few people opted in to encrypted messaging in DMs. The opt-in process required multiple steps and was not widely known, so few users enabled it. Meta directed users to WhatsApp for encrypted messaging, but did not provide the same protection across Messenger and Instagram. Meta also stated it would not continue supporting the feature, leaving users without an option for safer conversations on Instagram.
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