Ex-Meta workers say encrypted messages on Facebook, Instagram let ‘millions of pedophiles target children'

Meta has rolled out new encryption technology for direct messages on Facebook and Instagram — despite protests from former employees who say has made it more difficult to track down online child predators.Earlier this month, the social-media giant enabled encryption for direct messages on Facebook and Instagram as a means to ensure privacy protections for users. Encrypted messages block anyone except the sender and receiver from viewing the contents of the communication.The launch came four years after it ...