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Control Instagram read receipts

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Use Instagram’s read-receipt setting to choose whether others can see that you have read a message. Decide whether you want to change all chats or one conversation, then check the options available. Turning off online status is a different setting and does not by itself hide read receipts.

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Control Instagram read receipts

Choose whether to show that a DM was read, and check the setting before relying on it.

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