Facebook Messenger and Instagram will not have end-to-end encryption until 2023, according to a report.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, does not intend to implement end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default on Messenger and Instagram until 2023.

Last year, the company merged Messenger and Instagram chats as part of its plan to build a unified messaging system across all of its platforms.

According to The Verge, while messages sent through Messenger and Instagram can be E2EE, the option isn’t enabled by default and won’t be until 2023. WhatsApp already includes E2EE support by default.

According to a source, Antigone Davis, Meta’s head of safety, attributed the delay to user safety concerns. Because E2EE means that only the sender and recipient will see their conversations, Meta wants to make sure that this doesn’t interfere with the platform’s ability to help stop criminal activity, according to Davis.

When E2EE becomes the default, Davis stated that the company will “use a combination of non-encrypted data across our apps, account information, and user reports” to help keep them safe, all while “assisting public safety efforts.”

Meta stated earlier this year in a blog post that default E2EE would be available on Instagram and Messenger “sometime in 2022 at the earliest.” However, Davis stated that Meta wants to “get this right,” so the film’s release date has been pushed back to 2023.

The UK’s Online Safety Bill, which goes into effect in 2023, will also require online platforms to protect children from harm and to address abusive content as soon as possible. This could stymie Facebook’s plans to enable E2EE by default, as the UK’s Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has previously criticized its use.

Last year, the United States joined the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, and Japan in calling for local law enforcement to have backdoor encryption access, allowing authorities to view encrypted messages and files if a warrant is issued.