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Re:Meta Shuts Down End-to-End Encryption for Instagram Messa... by jesterson on Saturday May 09, 2026 @01:39AM (#48072120)
> - If you forget your password you lose your messages

This shouldn't be the case right? As password isn't related to the key messages are encrypted with.

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Re:Meta Shuts Down End-to-End Encryption for Instagram Messa... by traderj0e on Saturday May 09, 2026 @03:11AM (#48072640)
It should be, otherwise where is that key coming from?
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