context: Instagram will stop supporting E2EE chats starting May 8th, according to a new notice on its help pages.
Meta hasn’t clearly explained why encrypted chats are being removed or what happens to existing conversations afterward, raising new concerns about privacy, data collection, and surveillance on the platform.
Source: https://proton.me/blog/instagram-end-to-end-encryption
I feel like Instagram is the one platform besides snapchat where pedophiles can really farm content, especially from private DMs, so when you think about it, the choice makes sense.
Yes, we need to protect the children. Now scan your ID to continue accessing the internet.
What does that have to do with accessing private messages on a platform where people share media? Most of the world is not required to ID users and I've never needed to do it myself.
EDIT: I'm saying this because my comment got downvoted while yours got upvoted, as if there is an argument
The point is that weakening encryption to "PROTECC THE CHILDREN" is a stupid tactic.
My comment was not literal or serious, it was purely meant as a burn/insult towards US government.