diff --git a/native/input/input-state-container.react.js b/native/input/input-state-container.react.js
--- a/native/input/input-state-container.react.js
+++ b/native/input/input-state-container.react.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
   uploadMultimedia,
   useBlobServiceUpload,
 } from 'lib/actions/upload-actions.js';
-import commStaffCommunity from 'lib/facts/comm-staff-community.js';
 import {
   type SendMultimediaMessagePayload,
   useInputStateContainerSendMultimediaMessage,
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@
 import { createRealThreadFromPendingThread } from 'lib/shared/thread-actions-utils.js';
 import {
   patchThreadInfoToIncludeMentionedMembersOfParent,
-  threadInfoInsideCommunity,
   threadIsPending,
   threadIsPendingSidebar,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
@@ -632,11 +630,9 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
   shouldEncryptMedia(threadInfo: ThreadInfo): boolean {
-    return (
-      threadTypeIsThick(threadInfo.type) ||
-      threadInfoInsideCommunity(threadInfo, commStaffCommunity.id)
-    );
+    return true;
   }
 
   sendMultimediaMessage = async (
diff --git a/web/input/input-state-container.react.js b/web/input/input-state-container.react.js
--- a/web/input/input-state-container.react.js
+++ b/web/input/input-state-container.react.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
   useModalContext,
 } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import blobService from 'lib/facts/blob-service.js';
-import commStaffCommunity from 'lib/facts/comm-staff-community.js';
 import {
   type SendMultimediaMessagePayload,
   useInputStateContainerSendMultimediaMessage,
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@
 import {
   draftKeyFromThreadID,
   patchThreadInfoToIncludeMentionedMembersOfParent,
-  threadInfoInsideCommunity,
   threadIsPending,
   threadIsPendingSidebar,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
@@ -448,11 +446,9 @@
     return rawMessageInfo;
   }
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
   shouldEncryptMedia(threadInfo: ThreadInfo): boolean {
-    return (
-      threadTypeIsThick(threadInfo.type) ||
-      threadInfoInsideCommunity(threadInfo, commStaffCommunity.id)
-    );
+    return true;
   }
 
   async sendMultimediaMessage(