‘Soon, people will be able to choose when to let others see when they’ve read their messages,’ says Instagram Head Adam Mosseri.
Instagram is testing a new feature that turns off read receipts for direct messages.
“You asked, we listened. We heard your feedback and have started testing a new feature that lets you turn read receipts off in your DMs,” Instagram Head Adam Mosseri said in a message posted to his broadcast channel. “Soon, people will be able to choose when to let others see when they’ve read their messages.