META TO END END-TO-END ENCRYPTION FOR INSTAGRAM DIRECT MESSAGES. (PHOTO).

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 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...

FHC IN LAGOS HAS ORDERED THE NBC TO STOP USING THE NBC ACT AND BROADCASTING CODE TO IMPOSE FINES. (PHOTO).


 The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to stop using the NBC Act and Broadcasting Code to impose fines, sanctions, or intimidate independent media houses in the country.


The court ruled that NBC lacks the legal authority to penalise media houses for promoting diverse information on public issues. 


The judgement, delivered in June by Justice Nicholas Oweibo, followed a lawsuit by SERAP and CJID. 


The suit followed the decision by the NBC in 2022 to impose a fine of N5 million each on Trust TV, Multichoice Nigeria Limited, NTA-Startimes Limited and TelcCom Satellite Limited, over their documentaries on terrorism in the country.

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