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Instagram has stopped end-to-end encryption of messages, TikTok has ruled out E2EE entirely, and WhatsApp is facing a lawsuit over employees being able to read user messages. In May, U.S. company Meta removed end-to-end encryption on Instagram, citing a "too low activation rate. It had introduced E2EE as an opt-in feature in 2021, requiring users to dig deep into settings to enable it. In March, a TikTok spokesperson in the U.S. told U.K. state broadcaster BBC there were no p