Ever felt hesitant to reply to Instagram messages you didn’t want to answer, but didn’t want the sender to know you’ve seen them? Fear no more! Instagram is currently testing a feature that allows you to disable read receipts. This means that even if you’ve opened and read a message, the sender won’t see the “seen” label appear underneath it. Here are the details…
Instagram Hits the Button for the Read Receipt Disabling Feature!
Privacy is something we all desire but rarely have. Many of us use social media and live our lives according to the rules of these platforms. What we eat, where we go, what we share—all under the control of platforms like Instagram. We can send messages to each other, and if we choose not to respond, we are marked with the “seen” label. However, users have long been uncomfortable with this.

That’s why they want Instagram to introduce a feature that allows them to disable the read receipt. Fortunately, this option is finally being added to the platform. Adam Mosseri, one of the company’s executives, announced the good news with these words: “We’ve heard your feedback and started testing a new feature that allows you to turn off the read status. In the near future, people won’t have to show others when they’ve been seen when they read messages.”
Mosseri also shared a screenshot of what the feature might look like. Frankly, it’s quite gratifying to see this feature, albeit belatedly. We all have moments when we’re busy, times when we don’t want to spend time on social media, and moments when we don’t want to respond to anyone. However, many of us reply to messages instead of sending a “seen” message because we don’t want to appear rude.
For now, there is no information about when the Instagram read receipt disabling feature will be available. However, considering that it’s ready, it will likely be added to the platform through an update after a short testing phase. I’d also like to remind you that when you activate this feature, there is a possibility that others may not be able to see if you’ve read their messages in a similar way.
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YouTube generative AI will soon let you have a conversation about video you’ve just watched
In a move to enhance user engagement and improve content comprehension, YouTube is testing two new AI-powered features: comment topics and a conversational AI tool. These features are currently in an experimental phase and are available to a limited number of YouTube Premium members.
The comment topics tool aims to make navigating lengthy comment sections easier for both viewers and creators. By utilizing AI, YouTube automatically identifies and organizes comments into relevant themes or topics. This allows viewers to quickly locate specific discussions, while creators can effortlessly engage with their audience on specific aspects of their content.
Creators have the option to remove comment topics by deleting individual comments associated with that topic. Additionally, comment topics are only generated for published comments, excluding blocked or under review comments. Currently, comment topics are limited to a select few English-language videos with extensive comment sections.
YouTube’s conversational AI tool takes viewer engagement a step further by providing real-time interactions during video playback. Viewers can ask questions about the video, receive recommendations for related content, and even take quizzes to enhance their understanding of educational videos.
This feature seamlessly integrates into the viewing experience without disrupting the video playback. The conversational AI tool utilizes natural language processing to understand user queries and provide accurate, relevant responses.
As these features continue to undergo testing and development, it will be interesting to observe how they impact user engagement, content consumption patterns, and the overall YouTube ecosystem.
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