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Messenger and Instagram’s ‘Vanish Mode’ makes chats self-destruct with a swipe – The Next Web
It was just last week that Facebook introduced ephemeral messages in WhatsApp that disappear in seven days. Now the company is going a step further by introducing…

It was just last week that Facebook introduced ephemeral messages in WhatsApp that disappear in seven days. Now the company is going a step further by introducing Vanish Mode for Messenger and Instagram, which will automatically delete text messages and media as soon as they are viewed and you leave the chat.
If that sounds familiar, its probably because its yet another feature Facebook is borrowing from Snapchat, which has offered similar functionality for years.
To activate the feature, you need…
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