End of Cross-Messaging: Instagram and Facebook Disconnect Messenger Chats

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has quietly updated its support pages to announce that users will no longer be able to message their Facebook contacts through Instagram. The feature will be discontinued in mid-December, although the exact date has not been specified. Existing chats on Instagram will become read-only, but new cross-platform conversations will not be possible. Meta has not provided a specific reason for this discontinuation, but it comes amidst efforts to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act and implement end-to-end encryption for Messenger users.