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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...

MANY INJURED AS THREE-STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSES IN LAGOS. (PHOTO).


 Many injured as three-storey building collapses in Lagos


A three-storey building has collapsed along Adeniji Adele road in Lagos Island.

At least four occupants of the building have been rescued and taken to the hospital shortly after the structure crumbled on Thursday.

Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos state commissioner for information, confirmed the incident in a post on Facebook, noting that the cause of the collapse is yet to be determined.

“A three-storey building has collapsed on Lagos Island,” Omotoso said.

“It is not yet clear why 2/4, Asesi Lane, Sasi Lane, (SASI Palace), Adeniji Adele Road went down. Four persons have been rescued from the rubble. They have been taken to hospital.”

He said agencies at the scene include the Lagos state emergency management agency (LASEMA), Lagos state ambulance service (LASAMBUS), Lagos state fire and rescue service, Lagos state neighbourhood safety corps (LNSC), Lagos state traffic management authority (LASTMA), and the police.

Omotoso said rescue operations were ongoing, with officials working to determine if more individuals remain trapped under the debris.

The latest incident adds to the growing list of recurring collapse of buildings in Lagos state.

On May 27, one person died when a building under construction collapsed in the Ikorodu area of Lagos.

On May 18, another storey building under construction collapsed at Ishaga road, opposite Idi Araba Central Mosque, Mushin area of the state.

In April, a three-storey building collapsed in the Ojodu-Berger area of the state. Thirteen people were rescued, while seven died.

In March, another three-storey building collapsed in Odoriwu estate in the Lekki area of the state, which led to the death of two persons.

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