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Meta defends plans for encrypted Instagram chats despite concerns over child abuse

Sky News Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Meta's plans to introduce end-to-end encryption to Facebook Messenger and Instagram will "massively reduce" authorities' ability to protect children from online abuse, a boss at the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.
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