⚠️ 𝘿𝙄𝙂𝙄𝙏𝘼𝙇 𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏𝙎 𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙍𝙏! ⚠️ By 8 May 2026, Meta can read every Instagram DM you’ve ever sent.

This Friday, Meta will remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs.

Mark Zuckerberg's company said that this is due to low opt-in rates. It is true that Instagram was never built for private communications, but for activists, grassroots organisers, queer support networks, mutual aid groups, and community campaigns, Instagram IS the infrastructure.

Telling people to "just move to Signal" ignores the fact that you cannot move a decade of community building overnight. The people giving that advice are not the ones with 40,000 followers on IG and 200 everywhere else combined. 

‼️ Yes, export your chats now!

Go to Settings > Accounts Center > Your information and permissions > Download your information before the deadline.

But don't let the deadline distract from the bigger question: Why are the communications of billions of people owned and controlled by a handful of corporations accountable to no one but their shareholders?

#WeAreManushyan ♾️ Equal Human Beings

#EnoughBigTech #DefendInternetFreedoms #DefendPrivacy