Facebook's plan to encrypt messages will makes it easier to share child abuse images, say MPs Ability to monitor messages on Messenger and Instagram will be lost, making it harder for police to catch potential paedophiles 21 January 2021 • 6:00am Facebook has been branded 'hopelessly naive' over plans to encrypt its messaging apps, as MPs warned the move will make it 'even easier' for paedophiles to share child abuse images. Yvette Cooper said the proposals, which mean the social media giant will not be able to see the content of users messages on its Messenger and Instagram messaging services, would make it harder for the police to rescue children in danger of being abused.