META TO END END-TO-END ENCRYPTION FOR INSTAGRAM DIRECT MESSAGES. (PHOTO).
Meta to end end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages Meta is ending end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages, a feature the company says will no longer be available after May 8, 2026. Unlike WhatsApp, Instagram never offered encryption to all users or as a default; only select users in certain regions could opt in on a per-chat basis. A Meta spokesperson explained that the decision comes due to low adoption. “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. “Anyone who wants to keep messaging with end-to-end encryption can easily do that on WhatsApp.” Meta’s messaging strategy has shifted multiple times over the years. WhatsApp chats have been encrypted since 2016, and the company began rolling out default encryption for Messenger in 2023. However, Meta has not clarified whether the Instagram decision affects Messenger, which is still in the proc...
Ogun State Governor,Senator Ibikunle Amosun,on Tuesday,gave an inkling of where the gubernatorial political pendulum may swing in Ogun State,come 2019.Speaking at the inauguration of members of Consultative Advisory Councils for the 57 Local Governmebt andb Local Council Development Authorities in Ogun State,on Tuesday,the Governor declared his intention to support and actively campaign for a Governorship candidate from the Ogun West Senatorial District as his successor in 2019.Addressing a large crowd of party faithful,the Governor said in the interest of fairness,equity and justice,he will not support or campaign for any candidate from the Ogun Central Senatorial District that produced him as a two-term governor,come 2019.Governor Amosun also said that he will not support any Governorship candidate from the Ogun East Senatorial District but he will not campaign against them.He was however quick to warn the people of Ogun West Senatorial District to ensure that they put their house in order and avoid the temptation to want to impose individuals he described as ''imported politicians'' as governor in Ogun State.''This is Ogun State,we know ourselves and we should not allow anybody to impose people we don't know on us as Governor'',he said.While speaking on the importance of the LG/LCDA Advisory Council,Governor Amosun said it will further entrench participatory governance at the grassroots level and strengthen the principle of democracy in the State.Earlier,in his welcome address,the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy to be honest and justify their inclusion in governance.In thei separate goodwill messages,royal fathers from the three Senatorial Districts of the State took turns to advise the newly inaugurated Advisory Council members to see their appointment as a call to service.
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