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Instagram upgrades DMs with focus on creators


Instagram on Friday announced an update to DMs, its direct messages inbox, which will improve the experience for those who receive a lot of inbound

The new tools will give users the ability to sort and filter these message requests by follower count, verified accounts, brands, creators, and other factors. Image Credits: InstagramThe “Sort & Filter” options will appear in an overlay on top of the inbox, where users can choose to sort requests by their recency or by the number of followers the sender has, helping to highlight those messages that could be from other creators or brands reaching out about business deals. The changes follow other inbox-related improvements Meta made earlier this week to WhatsApp, which now allows users to filter their chats by customized lists.

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