Instagram Is Testing Ephemeral Instagram Direct Text Messages

Users could already tag photo and video messages as view once'

Instagram confirmed that it is testing yet another Snapchat-inspired feature: ephemeral Instagram Direct text messaging.

Blogger and developer Jane Manchun Wong shared a GIF roughly depicting how the feature works in a tweet.

The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network responded, “We’re always exploring new features to improve your messaging experience.

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