Meta delays plans to encrypt messages on Facebook and Instagram until 2023

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Meta delays plans to encrypt messages on Facebook and Instagram until 2023
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Meta delays plans to encrypt messages on Facebook and Instagram until 2023

Meanwhile WhatsApp has published a new privacy policy for users in Ireland and across Europe

Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook Inc, has delayed plans to encrypt users' messages on Messenger and Instagram until 2023, after warnings that the feature could shield child abusers from...

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