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Re:Meta Shuts Down End-to-End Encryption for Instagram Messa... by myaccountonhn on Saturday May 09, 2026 @07:31AM (#48074074)
To me part of using E2EE is not because I have something to hide but because I have friends who work in human rights that do have something to hide.

I think of it not as a consumer feature but rather quite foundational for a working democracy.

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Re:Meta Shuts Down End-to-End Encryption for Instagram Messa... by jezzamon on Saturday May 09, 2026 @08:37AM (#48074507)
FWIW I totally understand the reasons for e2ee and think it's good that options exist for that. Just saying that if you're a user that doesn't care about that, then there are usability trade-offs you're dealing with
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