It was really a matter of when, not if, Instagram would launch a private messaging service, given the success Snapchat, WhatsApp, and Kik. On Thursday, the Facebook-owned company answered that ...

In a recent Threads post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that the company’s microblogging platform has started testing out a new feature: direct messages. Confirmed in another Threads post by ...

Instagram has begun testing a new “Reels-first” experience in India, making a shift in how the platform’s mobile app opens ...

The Meta-owned app is getting several new DM upgrades, including music sharing, scheduled messages, pinned messages, translation, and group chat QR codes. Instagram on Wednesday introduced several new ...

Meta is introducing additional safety features for teen users on its Instagram platform, including new safeguards in direct messaging aimed at preventing what the company calls "direct and indirect ...