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Use Instagram's vanish mode for private conversations with end-to-end encryption to keep messages from being read by others.

If you’re worried about someone opening your Instagram app and perusing your private DMs, there’s an easy way to make sure they’ll only find a blank screen ...

Even online, it's nice to find some privacy, although accomplishing this seems to be getting more difficult with each passing day. However, Instagram's Vanish Mode can be useful for keeping secrets.

If you've ever scrolled to the bottom of a conversation in Instagram messages, you've probably seen a circle appear prompting you to "swipe up to turn on vanish mode." The feature is Instagram's ...