… Meta began implementing age-verification tech in 2024 for Instagram users in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Now, the mechanism will be extended to Instagram accounts in Brazil and 27 European Union countries. …
… This week, Meta entirely eliminated opt-in end-to-end encryption from Instagram Direct Messages after promising for years that it would roll out default end-to-end encryption on Instagram chat.
… Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. …
… Reddit, TikTok, Snap, Microsoft Bing, and Meta’s social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are all listed as participants on the tool’s website. …
… Zoë Schiffer: Accountability journalism, baby. …