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Instagram may be following Facebook in pushing private messaging into a standalone app

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/imagejoiner_2017_12_06_at_10-28-49_am-0.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000)</div><p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/facebook/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook[/url] made the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2014/07/28/facebook-to-disable-messaging-in-its-main-ios-app-this-week-require-messenger-for-all-users/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">controversial decision[/url] back in 2014 to remove private messaging from the main app, moving it instead into Facebook Messenger. It now seems the company may have similar plans for <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/instagram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram[/url].</p>
<p>From today, Instagram is testing a new app called Direct. For those who choose to install it, the inbox disappears from the main app …</p>
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