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Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?
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Meta removed end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages as of May 8, citing low usage. The move raises concerns about privacy implications and whether it genuinely improves child safety or primarily benefits ad targeting.
Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?
Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2019. Anthony Quintano, CC BY-NC
As of May 8 end-to-end encryption is no longer available on direct messages on Instagram.
Meta, in announcing the policy reversal, said it had done so because few people used the feature. But this has raised questions about its impact on user privacy and whether it will improve child safety on the platform.
Instagram has long been a focal point for discussion about online safety – whether in relation to body image concerns, cyberbu
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