Turning off your read receipts on Instagram, which indicate to the sender whether you've read their message, delivers a bit ...

Raise your hand if you’ve been here: You’ve just received a text, but you don’t have the time (or energy) to respond just yet. You plan to leave it unread…until a slip of the finger opens the message ...

A read receipt in Instagram is the little note in your direct messages (DMs) that says "Seen" when you open or read someone's DM. Once you turn this feature off, you'll still be able to read messages ...