2026-03-26 UTC
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[tantek] I just returned from a ~10 day break from Instagram, and checked to see if one of my use-cases (DMs from people I don't have other contact info for) was in use at all, and I can happily say the answer is no. 4 messages from contacts (1 was a thank you reply, 3 were sharing IG posts), 2 messages from account "channels" (1 of which I also get via an email list, and the other was non-essential so I left that channel).