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Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8

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Re: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8

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Post by nickburns »

cdrnsf wrote: post #2

Everything Meta has built is antithetical to privacy. I’m surprised this feature existed at all.

Probably figured they'd ride the wave of E2EE messaging while public popularity crested to draw some conversations (group chats?) onto the platform, just to inevitably rug pull later.

Re: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8

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Post by rapnie »

cdrnsf wrote: post #2

Everything Meta has built is antithetical to privacy. I’m surprised this feature existed at all.

Given how few upvotes and comments this submission gets, no one here is surprised at the disappearance of the feature. I guess at 8 May there'll be a higher upvoted submission that better matches the relevance of Meta's move in HN submission history.

Re: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8

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Post by giwook »

"In March, a spokesperson for Meta told The Guardian that the decision to abandon encryption was due to low uptake. "Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the coming months," the spokesperson said."

I wonder what it's like being a spokesperson for a company (or administration) where everyone including yourself knows your statements are misleading at best.

Re: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8

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Post by godzillabrennus »

giwook wrote: post #8

"In March, a spokesperson for Meta told The Guardian that the decision to abandon encryption was due to low uptake. "Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the coming months," the spokesperson said." I wonder what it's like being a spokesperson for a company (or administration) where everyone including yourself knows your statements are…

Being good at serving the interests of wealthy people as a paid liar has proven to be a demonstrably good skill set for a career in politics.

Re: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8

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Post by TheChaplain »

giwook wrote: post #8

"In March, a spokesperson for Meta told The Guardian that the decision to abandon encryption was due to low uptake. "Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the coming months," the spokesperson said." I wonder what it's like being a spokesperson for a company (or administration) where everyone including yourself knows your statements are…

I've noticed it is a quite common attitude in society, not paid enough to care so they don't.
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