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Meta quietly updated its help pages to announce that messages between users on the platform will no longer be end-to-end encrypted starting May 2026 after pressure from child safety lobby groups. Meta stated that the removal is due to very few users actually using the feature. This is most likely because it required a manual opt-in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=2026-03-18 |title=Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/instagram-to-remove-end-to-end-encryption-for-private-messages-in-may |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lakshmanan |first=Ravie |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026 |url=https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/meta-to-shut-down-instagram-end-to-end.html |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Hacker News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schoon |first=Ben |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta is killing end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs soon |url=https://9to5google.com/2026/03/13/meta-is-killing-end-to-end-encryption-for-instagram-dms-soon/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=9To5Google}}</ref>
Meta quietly updated its help pages to announce that messages between users on the platform will no longer be end-to-end encrypted starting May 2026 after pressure from child safety lobby groups. Meta stated that the removal is due to very few users actually using the feature. This is most likely because it required a manual opt-in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=2026-03-18 |title=Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/instagram-to-remove-end-to-end-encryption-for-private-messages-in-may |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lakshmanan |first=Ravie |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026 |url=https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/meta-to-shut-down-instagram-end-to-end.html |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Hacker News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schoon |first=Ben |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta is killing end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs soon |url=https://9to5google.com/2026/03/13/meta-is-killing-end-to-end-encryption-for-instagram-dms-soon/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=9To5Google}}</ref>


===Allowing pornagraphic ads on platform (''2026'')===
===Allowing pornographic ads on platform (''2026'')===
Meta's Advertising Standards clearly states the following:
Meta's Advertising Standards clearly states the following:
{{Quote|Ads must not contain content that facilitates sexual encounters, commercial sexual services between adults, or content asking for or offering pornographic content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://transparency.meta.com/policies/ad-standards/|title=Introduction to the Advertising Standards|work=Meta|access-date=2026-04-14}}</ref>
{{Quote|Ads must not contain content that facilitates sexual encounters, commercial sexual services between adults, or content asking for or offering pornographic content.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Introduction to the Advertising Standards |url=https://transparency.meta.com/policies/ad-standards/#objectionable-content |website=[[Meta]] |date= |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260414134111/https://transparency.meta.com/policies/ad-standards/#objectionable-content |archive-date=14 Apr 2026}}</ref><br />
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Ads must not contain imagery depicting nudity, sexual activity, depictions of people in explicit or sexually suggestive positions, or activities that are sexually suggestive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://transparency.meta.com/policies/ad-standards/objectionable-content/adult-nudity-and-sexual-activity/|title=Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity|work=Meta|access-date=2026-04-14}}</ref>}}


On April 10, 2026, a user on Reddit posted two self-censored screenshots of an Instagram video ad that depicted a man and a women having sexual intercourse with exposed breasts and genetalia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/1shvl0k/uncensored_porn_as_ads/|title=Uncensored porn as ads???|author=u/playerno67|date=2026-04-10|work=Reddit|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/simGs|archive-date=2026-04-10|url-status=live}}</ref> The next day on April 11, the ad account was "disabled" for violating Meta's advertising standards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&id=1171579384976792&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&search_type=page&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc&view_all_page_id=1027932660409176|title=Ad Library|work=Meta|date=2026-04-10|access-date=2026-04-14}}</ref> The "Gracet Gracet Baez" account has not been banned as of April 14, 2026 and is still public on Facebook.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/people/Gracet-Gracet-Baez/61572123681097/|title=Gracet Gracet Baez <nowiki>|</nowiki>Hà Đông|work=Facebook|access-date=2026-04-14}}</ref>
Ads must not contain imagery depicting nudity, sexual activity, depictions of people in explicit or sexually suggestive positions, or activities that are sexually suggestive.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity |url=https://transparency.meta.com/policies/ad-standards/objectionable-content/adult-nudity-and-sexual-activity/ |website=[[Meta]] |date= |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317185014/https://transparency.meta.com/policies/ad-standards/objectionable-content/adult-nudity-and-sexual-activity/ |archive-date=17 Mar 2026}}</ref>}}
 
On 10 April 2026, a user on [[Reddit]] posted two self-censored screenshots of an Instagram video ad that depicted a man and a women having sexual intercourse with exposed breasts and genitalia.<ref>{{Cite web |author=playerno67 |title=Uncensored porn as ads??? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/1shvl0k/uncensored_porn_as_ads/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=10 Apr 2026 |access-date=10 Apr 2026 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/simGs |archive-date=10 Apr 2026}}</ref> The next day on 11 April, the ad account was "disabled" for violating Meta's advertising standards.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Ad Library |url=https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&id=1171579384976792&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&search_type=page&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc&view_all_page_id=1027932660409176 |website=[[Meta]] |date=11 Apr 2026 |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415034918/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Meta_ad_library_Gracet_Gracet_Baez_account_status.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref> The "Gracet Gracet Baez" account has not been banned as of 14 April 2026, and is still public on Facebook.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Gracet Gracet Baez {{!}} Hà Đông |url=https://www.facebook.com/people/Gracet-Gracet-Baez/61572123681097/ |website=[[Facebook]] |date= |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415035725/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Gracet_Gracet_Baez_H%C3%A0_%C4%90%C3%B4ng_Facebook_page.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref>
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File:Instagram Reels NSFW advertisement April 2026.jpeg|advertisement on Instagram
File:Instagram Reels NSFW advertisement April 2026.jpeg|alt=NSFW advertisement on Instagram.|NSFW advertisement on Instagram.
File:Instagram Reels NSFW advertisement April 2026 (1).jpeg
File:Instagram Reels NSFW advertisement April 2026 (1).jpeg|alt=Another NSFW ad on Instagram.|Another NSFW ad on Instagram.
File:Screenshot 2026-04-14 at 09-21-38 Ad Library.png|Advertiser page
File:Meta ad library Gracet Gracet Baez account status.png|alt=Advertiser page.|Advertiser page.
File:Screenshot 2026-04-14 Meta Ad Library.png
File:Meta ad library Gracet Gracet Baez about page.png|alt=About page for the advertiser.|About page for the advertiser.
File:Screenshot 2026-04-14 at 09-34-28 Gracet Gracet Baez Hà Đông Facebook.png|Account "storefront"; still active after  
File:Gracet Gracet Baez Hà Đông Facebook page.png|alt=Account "storefront"; still active after being actioned.|Account "storefront"; still active after being actioned.
File:Screenshot 2026-04-14 at 09-34-42 Gracet Gracet Baez Facebook.png
File:Gracet Gracet Baez Hà Đông Facebook page (2).png
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