In May,Facebook announcedplans to bring end-to-end encryption to its Messenger app by 2022.

These encryptions help billions of users ensure that their messages are only accessible by their receivers.

This is where encryption starts to look like a bad thing.

Someone using Facebook on their laptop computer and another app on their smartphone.

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We are in a strange halfway world right now, and it is causing issues on both fronts."

“I understand the concerns of online abuse.

Two young kids using smartphones.

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