The social media giant will begin automatically switching Facebook users to end-to-end encryption of their messages this week, rolling out the change over multiple weeks, WSJ reported.
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The Meta platform will begin fully encrypting messages on Facebook and Instagram by default, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The social media giant will begin automatically switching Facebook users to end-to-end encryption of their messages this week, rolling out the change over multiple weeks, WSJ reported.
The report says Instagram direct messages will also default to this encryption later, possibly in the new year. Meta did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment on the report. The change means Facebook and Instagram users won’t have to enable encryption, which allows messages to be read only by the sender and their recipient. Meta, the WhatsApp platform that encrypted messages, said encryption could help protect users from hackers, scammers and criminals.
End-to-end encryption is a controversial issue between businesses and governments. The British government in September called on Meta not to implement encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger without security measures in place to protect children from sexual abuse.
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