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  "textContent": "Instagram has rolled out Instagram Instants, a new feature designed to make sharing feel quicker, more casual and less curated.\n\nLaunched globally on Wednesday, the update allows users to send spontaneous photos to friends that disappear after being viewed, marking Instagram’s latest move towards more private sharing.\n\nUnlike Stories, Instagram Instants is built for smaller circles. Users can share photos with Close Friends or mutual followers directly through Instagram’s inbox, where the feature appears as a mini stack of images in the bottom-right corner.\n\n## What is Instagram Instants?\n\nInstagram Instants allows users to send casual, unfiltered photos with captions that disappear once friends have viewed them.\n\nUsers can react and reply to instants, with responses sent directly to DMs. Instagram also allows people to undo a post moments after sharing if they change their mind.\n\nThe feature differs from Stories in one key way: while Stories stay up for 24 hours and reach a wider audience, Instants are designed for private, in-the-moment sharing.\n\n## There’s also a separate app\n\nInstagram is also testing a standalone Instants app in select countries for users who want faster camera access.\n\nThe app links to an existing Instagram account, meaning anything shared there will still appear for friends on Instagram and vice versa.\n\nInstagram said shared instants are privately archived for up to a year and can later be turned into recap Stories.\n\nThe platform added that Teen Account protections, parental supervision tools, Sleep Mode and screen time limits will automatically apply to Instants.\n\nInstagram Instants is available globally inside Instagram, while the standalone app remains limited to select countries.\n\nThe post What is Instagram Instants? New feature changes how people share online appeared first on HUM News English.",
  "title": "What is Instagram Instants? New feature changes how people share online"
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