Mashable

TikTok doesn't end-to-end encrypt your DMs

TikTok doesn't encrypt your direct messages like other platforms including Instagram, Messenger, and X, which offer the privacy option. According to a report by the BBC, TikTok will not add end-to-end ...
Engadget

Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs

CANADA - 2025/07/20: In this photo illustration, the Instagram logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA ...
CNET

Stop Guessing These Letters in Wordle—And Start Using These Instead

If your starter word contains a rarely used letter, rethink your strategy. Here are the most commonly used letters in the alphabet. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture ...
BBC

TikTok won't protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk

TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) - the controversial privacy feature used by nearly all its rivals - arguing it makes users less safe. E2EE means only the sender and recipient of ...