Meta has removed the option for end-to-end encrypted direct messages on Instagram, effective May 8, 2026. This change means Meta can now access the content of all Instagram DMs.

• The official reason given by Meta is that very few users opted into the end-to-end encryption feature.
• The change coincides with the enforcement of the US TAKE IT DOWN Act, which mandates rapid removal of non-consensual intimate imagery.
• Meta was recently ordered to pay $375 million in civil penalties in New Mexico for misleading users about platform safety.

Carl Pei's consumer electronics brand Nothing has officially launched in Kenya, marking its first formal entry into East Africa. The brand partnered with Mitsumi Distribution as its in-country distributor.

• Nothing's full product ecosystem, including smartphones, earbuds, headphones, smartwatches, and the CMF by Nothing sub-brand, is now available.
• Key figures involved include Carl Pei (founder) and Rishi Kishor Gupta (Regional Director for the Middle East and Africa for Nothing), alongside distributor Mitsumi Distribution.
• This official launch promises improved warranty support and consistent software updates for Kenyan consumers, moving away from the previously relied-upon grey market.