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Instagram has quietly rolled out the ability for users to schedule direct messages. The Meta-owned social network confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday that the new feature is rolling out to all users ...

If you’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to slide into your crush’s DMs, now might not be the time. Unfortunately, the gods of Instagram can work in mysterious ways. People are reporting that ...

Instagram spruced up its DM features on Monday. You can now share your live location with friends, handy for meetups at concerts or other crowded places. The social platform also now lets you add ...

You can now schedule messages by holding down the send button. This will open a menu where you can select the date and time you want your message to be sent. Instagram allows scheduling up to 29 days ...

Instagram DMs were never meant to be a main form of communication, but for some of us, they might as well be WhatsApp. What started as an easy way to share posts with other Instagram users became a go ...

Instagram DMs can now connect with Facebook Messenger, letting you message people across apps. It’s optional, at least for now. Disappearing messages and selfie stickers have also come to DMs. Like it ...

Direct messages are the mostly unseen side of social media. They’re private, individualized and personal — and a new study found they’re also often filled with hate and abuse that goes unchecked. The ...

It's not always the right time to share everything. Maybe you have an important message (or meme) to send to your Instagram friend, but you know they're still at work. You wouldn't want to ...