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==Consumer-protection incidents==

=== Removal of opt-in end-to-end encryption of messages (March 2026) ===

Meta quietly updated its help pages to announce that messages between users on the platform will no longer be end-to-end encrypted starting May 2026 after pressure from child safety lobby groups. Meta stated that the removal is due to very few users actually using the feature. This is most likely because it required a manual opt-in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=2026-03-18 |title=Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/instagram-to-remove-end-to-end-encryption-for-private-messages-in-may |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lakshmanan |first=Ravie |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026 |url=https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/meta-to-shut-down-instagram-end-to-end.html |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Hacker News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schoon |first=Ben |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta is killing end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs soon |url=https://9to5google.com/2026/03/13/meta-is-killing-end-to-end-encryption-for-instagram-dms-soon/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=9To5Google}}</ref>

===Introduction of maps feature (Aug. 2025)===

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*Boomerang (2015-2022): A standalone app that looped videos.<ref name="IG Verge">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/7/22965754/instagram-boomerang-hyperlapse-app-store-google-play|title=Instagram’s standalone Boomerang and Hyperlapse apps are gone from the App Store and Google Play|first=Jay|last=Peters|date=2022-03-07|work=The Verge|access-date=2026-01-23 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251207133053/https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/7/22965754/instagram-boomerang-hyperlapse-app-store-google-play |archive-date=7 Dec 2025}}</ref>

*Instagram TV (IGTV) (2018-2022): An app for long-form vertical videos.<ref name="IG Verge2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/28/22955646/instagram-shuts-down-separate-igtv-app-video-changes-reels-ads|title=Instagram says it’ll stop supporting the IGTV app|first=Mitchell|last=Clark|date=2022-02-28|work=The Verge|access-date=2026-01-23 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260129015219/https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/28/22955646/instagram-shuts-down-separate-igtv-app-video-changes-reels-ads |archive-date=29 Jan 2026}}</ref>

*Instagram for TV (2025-): An Amazon Fire TV app for watching Reels.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/fire-tv-amazon-instagram-for-tv|date=2025-12-16|title=Instagram for TV launching first on Fire TV devices|work=AmazonNews|access-date=2026-03-21}}</ref>

==See also==

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 ==Consumer-protection incidents==
+=== Removal of opt-in end-to-end encryption of messages (March 2026) ===
+Meta quietly updated its help pages to announce that messages between users on the platform will no longer be end-to-end encrypted starting May 2026 after pressure from child safety lobby groups. Meta stated that the removal is due to very few users actually using the feature. This is most likely because it required a manual opt-in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=2026-03-18 |title=Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/instagram-to-remove-end-to-end-encryption-for-private-messages-in-may |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lakshmanan |first=Ravie |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026 |url=https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/meta-to-shut-down-instagram-end-to-end.html |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Hacker News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schoon |first=Ben |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta is killing end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs soon |url=https://9to5google.com/2026/03/13/meta-is-killing-end-to-end-encryption-for-instagram-dms-soon/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=9To5Google}}</ref>
 ===Introduction of maps feature (Aug. 2025)===
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 *Boomerang (2015-2022): A standalone app that looped videos.<ref name="IG Verge">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/7/22965754/instagram-boomerang-hyperlapse-app-store-google-play|title=Instagram’s standalone Boomerang and Hyperlapse apps are gone from the App Store and Google Play|first=Jay|last=Peters|date=2022-03-07|work=The Verge|access-date=2026-01-23 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251207133053/https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/7/22965754/instagram-boomerang-hyperlapse-app-store-google-play |archive-date=7 Dec 2025}}</ref>
 *Instagram TV (IGTV) (2018-2022): An app for long-form vertical videos.<ref name="IG Verge2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/28/22955646/instagram-shuts-down-separate-igtv-app-video-changes-reels-ads|title=Instagram says it’ll stop supporting the IGTV app|first=Mitchell|last=Clark|date=2022-02-28|work=The Verge|access-date=2026-01-23 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260129015219/https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/28/22955646/instagram-shuts-down-separate-igtv-app-video-changes-reels-ads |archive-date=29 Jan 2026}}</ref>
+*Instagram for TV (2025-): An Amazon Fire TV app for watching Reels.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/fire-tv-amazon-instagram-for-tv|date=2025-12-16|title=Instagram for TV launching first on Fire TV devices|work=AmazonNews|access-date=2026-03-21}}</ref>
 ==See also==