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«Instagram is killing its end-to-end encrypted chats - here's what changes May 8:
Instagram will end support for end-to-end encrypted chats on May 8, 2026. What the feature does, how it works, and what users lose when it goes.»
Instagram has never been safe, because although it uses encryption, the clearly visible metadata says a lot about something.
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Instagram is killing its end-to-end encrypted chats - here's what changes May 8
Instagram will end support for end-to-end encrypted chats on May 8, 2026. What the feature does, how it works, and what users lose when it goes.

Polymarket is auditing its Builders Program, which gives up to $2.5M in grants, after concerns that some participating startups are facilitating insider trading (Michael Roddan/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/polym…

Polymarket Reverses Course on Startups That Piggyback on Insider Trades
Polymarket was already under pressure to curb insider trading when it launched a program late last year to support startups that sent trades to its prediction market. Those companies quickly began handing suspected insider trading accounts to their own customers, letting them copy those trades. ...

Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026
https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/meta-to-shut-down-instagram-end-to-end.html?m=1

Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026
Meta will end Instagram E2EE chats May 8, 2026, reversing a 2021 privacy test and reigniting debate over encrypted messaging oversight.

Well, no, there are people on the list above brand strategists...
#AI #LLM

Eugene Healey on Instagram: "Technology was supposed to free us. Instead, it just gave us more work. Today: why the backlash to AI follows the same pattern as every major technological disruption in history - and what that means for the brands caught in the middle. -- Follow @eugbrandstrat for more insights on how brands can effectively navigate modern digital spaces."
3,896 likes, 102 comments - eugbrandstrat on April 13, 2026: "Technology was supposed to free us. Instead, it just gave us more work. Today: why the backlash to AI follows the same pattern as every major technological disruption in history - and what that means for the brands caught in the middle. -- Follow @eugbrandstrat for more insights on how brands can effectively navigate modern digital spaces.".

Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
c’t-Webinar: Linux für Ein- und Umsteiger – Installation, Praxis, Alltag

¿Escucharon ya el extracto de la nueva canción de Los Tres que filtraron en instagram? Suena bonito.
👉🏻 #LosTres

Reid Hoffman and Lever for Change award $9M to CalMatters to scale its Digital Democracy tools, which give access to legislative data and use AI for analysis (Lever for Change)
https://leverforchange.org/article/press-release/trust-in-americ…

The Trust in American Institutions Challenge Awards $9 Million to CalMatters to Build Trust in U.S. Institutions - Lever for Change
Chicago, IL, April 14, 2026 – Reid Hoffman and Lever for Change have awarded $9 million to CalMatters through The Trust in American Institutions Challenge, an open call…

Omdia: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok now capture over 90% of social media ad revenue, with Meta accounting for 70% of the total (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Social Media Powers Online’s Ad Market Dominance, and Meta Eats 70 Percent of That Pie
Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok "capture over 90 percent of social media advertising revenues," an Omdia analyst tells the StreamTV Europe gathering in Lisbon.

A survey of US teens: ~90% say entertainment is a reason they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% Snapchat message daily, and 37% say TikTok impacts sleep (Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/04/15/teens-exper…

Teens’ Experiences on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat | Pew Research Center
About this research This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on social media and how the views and…

Source: at least two more TML employees are expected to join OpenAI soon; some AI researchers say they are exhausted by the constant drama in their industry (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-openai-raid-on-thinking-machines-lab/

Inside OpenAI’s Raid on Thinking Machines Lab
OpenAI is planning to bring over more researchers from Thinking Machines Lab after nabbing two cofounders, a source familiar with the situation says. Plus, the latest efforts to automate jobs with AI.