Facebook-owned Instagram on Thursday announced a new addition to its wildly popular mobile app suite that looks to capitalize on the recent boom in mobile messaging apps. Dubbed Instagram Direct, the service allows users to send and receive both photos and videos privately with other Instagram users and groups, outside of the main public feed. A live video feed of Instagram's event is embedded below.
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