How to take advantage of the new functionality in Instagram Stories

Instagram has announced the launch of a new functionality that will allow its users to share Instagram Stories with their users through Direct, its direct messages section. The process for sharing Stories is similar to the one that any user of this platform can currently follow to send a publication from their feed, either to an individual contact or to a group. Whenever a user receives a story, they will be able to view it through their direct inbox, just like any other direct message that contains a post. Instagram Stories received through a Direct message will be available to be viewed only for as long as the original story is available, which disappears after 24 hours from its publication. Stories shared through a direct message will have the same visibility settings as the rest of the shared posts. In this sense, the level of privacy and, consequently, the ability to share Stories, will be determined by the configuration that each user has in their profile, and can be re...