Nick Perry warns that Instagram stopped encrypting direct messages on May 8, 2026, leaving private chats readable by staff and vulnerable to breaches. Delete any DMs containing passwords, tax info, or Social Security numbers, then export and remove them from the app.
Instagram is no longer encrypting your chat as of May 8th, 2026. This just means that your private messages can now be accessed and read by other people and their AI, which doesn't sound too bad until you realize that every single conversation where you shared private information is now vulnerable. Like, all it takes now is one company breach, policy change, or legal request for your information, fan, you're cooked. So here's how you can fix this. Go through your, all your DMs where you shared anything sensitive like your passwords, tax stuff, or Social Security numbers. Export those chats. Then delete them on Instagram. After that, share this video with a friend because
