Instagram users are reporting a direct messaging outage, leaving them unable to communicate in the app. Downdetector, a site that monitors online outages, shows issues began around 7am ET ...

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Users who you don't follow are able to send you direct messages on Instagram. Unlike messages sent by your contacts, these messages appear as message requests in the Instagram direct message folder.