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...

VANITY FAIR CUTS TIES WITH OLIVIA NUZZI AMID ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. CONTROVERSY. (PHOTO)


 Vanity Fair cuts ties with Olivia Nuzzi amid Robert F. Kennedy Jr. controversy

 Vanity Fair is ending its relationship with West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi amid controversy over her past involvement with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while she was a Washington correspondent for New York magazine. A statement Friday from both Nuzzi and the publication said they “have mutually agreed, in the best interest of the magazine, to let her contract expire at the end of the year.” Nuzzi had joined Vanity Fair as West Coast editor in September.

Nuzzi, 32, gained prominence at New York magazine for her political profiles until 2024, when it was revealed she had a personal relationship with Kennedy, then a presidential candidate and now head of the Department of Health and Human Services. She was fired from New York magazine for failing to disclose the relationship. She later recounted the relationship and its fallout in her memoir, American Canto, which refers to Kennedy as “The Politician” and her ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza as “the man I did not marry.” The memoir’s release coincided with Lizza posting allegations on Substack, including claims that Nuzzi had an affair with another profile subject and had offered political advice to Kennedy—both considered off-limits for journalists. Lizza also published private text messages from Kennedy to Nuzzi that he had obtained.

Nuzzi dismissed Lizza’s posts as “fiction-slash-revenge porn” in a Substack interview. The announcement of her departure came shortly after the release of American Canto, which was poorly received by critics and ranked low on Amazon’s bestseller list. Critics described the memoir as lacking substance, with one calling it “a tell-nothing memoir.” Nuzzi responded to the difficult week with humor, publishing a Substack column titled “Signs Your Book Rollout Has Gone Awry,” which included quips such as “Monica Lewinsky reaches out to check on your mental health.”


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