evacideMar 13
In this golden age of surveillance, making E2EE chat normal and expected has been privacy's biggest win. I hate to see it getting rolled back. https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/meta-to-shut-down-instagram-end-to-end.html
Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026

Meta will end Instagram E2EE chats May 8, 2026, reversing a 2021 privacy test and reigniting debate over encrypted messaging oversight.

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Show threadGustavoMar 13
@evacide The thing is: WhatsApp can be the next in line and people will not migrate from it if it happens.
Show threadFeyter

@qgustavor @evacide we will see.

I could imagine an EU intervention when Meta removes encrytion from WhatsApp.

Mar 13 at 8:57pmWeb
Show threadSarMar 13

@feyter @qgustavor @evacide

I wouldn't bet on it. Heard of Chat Control? The EU are walking roughshod over their own history of privacy protections along with seemingly every government on earth in a desperate bid to read everyone's private information.

Apart from theirs, because *of course* they've made themselves exempt from all the rules they want to impose on others...

Show threadChucklesMar 14
@sar @feyter @qgustavor @evacide EU politicians are tripping over themselves trying to get those bribes from billionaires (aka "lobbying"). Their talk of "sovereignty" is simply a "for sale" sign. And that means *you*, @EUCommission