#Instagram Removes #EndToEndEncryption From #DirectMessages, Giving #Meta Access to Chat Content

https://www.ghacks.net/2026/05/09/instagram-removes-end-to-end-encryption-from-direct-messages-giving-meta-access-to-chat-content//?utm_source=mas.to&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fmas.to%2F%40KNTRO&utm_id=&utm_creative=&utm_channel=mastodon_organic&utm_platform=desktop&utm_location=argentina&utm_language=es-ar&utm_variant=

#E2EE #Privacy #OnlinePrivacy #SocialNetworks

Instagram Pulls Privacy Feature: Direct Messages Now Open for Scanning

Instagram DMs are now open for scanning by Meta after end-to-end encryption was removed today, May 8, 2026. Users' private chats are no longer fully private.

#InstagramUpdate, #PrivacyNews, #Meta, #DirectMessages, #Encryption

https://newsletter.tf/instagram-scans-dms-after-removing-privacy-feature/

Instagram has removed its privacy feature for direct messages. This means private chats can now be scanned by Meta, unlike before.

#InstagramUpdate, #PrivacyNews, #Meta, #DirectMessages, #Encryption
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-scans-dms-after-removing-privacy-feature/

loops community about to eat 🔥

#UsernameChanges #DirectMessages #PushNotifications #StarterKits #CuratedOnboarding #Loops

The next Loops web/app release will contain:

- Comment media (image/gifv)
- Curated Onboarding
- Direct Messages
- Push Notifications
- Starter Kits

You will be able to share videos to your most recent DM conversations easily, with multi-participant support (aka groupchats)

One more thing, Kickstarter backers and early loops.video users will be invited to the Sup early alpha after this release!

#Loops #DirectMessages #PushNotifications #StarterKits #CuratedOnboarding

Roadmap 2026 — Charting the stars of the open social web

https://activitypub.blog/2026/02/11/roadmap-2026-charting-the-stars-of-the-open-social-web/

Mashable: TikTok says it’s ‘investigating’ its Epstein problem . “TikTok claims it isn’t deliberately censoring the name ‘Epstein’ in direct messages, but says it’s investigating a bug that stops some DMs that include the name from being sent.”