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Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?

Family & Kids
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May 12, 2026 · 11:14 AM
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Media/News/Publishing

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 […] The post Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting? appeared first on State of Digital Publishing.

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