Meta launches Instagram Instants for disappearing photo sharing (opens in new tab)

Meta launched Instants, a new Instagram feature for sharing unedited, disappearing photos with close friends or mutual followers, along with a standalone companion app for quicker camera access. The feature is available globally inside Instagram through Direct Messages, where users can take photos that are viewable once; unopened photos expire after 24 hours. Instants photos must be taken through the feature, not uploaded from a camera roll, and Instagram does not allow filters, stickers or e...