I wonder if this is the start of a trend or just a one-off?
TikTok replied recently it wouldn't encrypt its messages either, citing user security as reason.
E2E encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after 8 May
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#12It could be a move to have parity with TikTok, where they claim it’s for safety reasons. I’ve been seeing advertisements for Instagram touting their child/teen protection features. Seems like they’re really trying to beat the allegations that Instagram is bad for children’s health. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47241817
More like excuse
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#13just waiting on whatsapp to rug pull as well & then bye bye privacy & meta from my life
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#14It could be a move to have parity with TikTok, where they claim it’s for safety reasons. I’ve been seeing advertisements for Instagram touting their child/teen protection features. Seems like they’re really trying to beat the allegations that Instagram is bad for children’s health. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47241817
How these protections are working when I get served literal porn every couple of shorts on Instagram?
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It's not only the united states of America. These tyrannical views have been brewing everywhere for years, and there was not enough public counter-narrative to these ideologies.
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#16When Meta starting introducing E2E messaging it was a huge push. I wonder why they're doing away with it.
i am guessing that they just dont really need to pretend to care anymore. e2e messaging was a big marketing push, not ever an ideological thing. i assume they no longer believe the marketing benefits outweigh the downsides.
Probably Whatsapp is next, if it isn't quietly already.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
i am guessing that they just dont really need to pretend to care anymore. e2e messaging was a big marketing push, not ever an ideological thing. i assume they no longer believe the marketing benefits outweigh the downsides.
Probably Whatsapp is next, if it isn't quietly already.
> Probably Whatsapp is next, if it isn't quietly already.
And I will be pushing to remove WhatsApp if that’s the case.
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#18Wait, people trust communication via Instagram thinking they are secure?
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#19It could be a move to have parity with TikTok, where they claim it’s for safety reasons. I’ve been seeing advertisements for Instagram touting their child/teen protection features. Seems like they’re really trying to beat the allegations that Instagram is bad for children’s health. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47241817
Protecting kids and Terrorism, always the reason why nobody is allowed to have privacy on the internet.
Cars nowadays are packed with microphones and permanently connected to the internet on daily basis so that drivers can have remote assistance when the car breaks once every 5 years or so.
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#20Wait, people trust communication via Instagram thinking they are secure?
Facebook were at both ends, the encryption was between the ends.