TikTok quietly launched "animated video stickers" for direct messages in February, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Video stickers essentially work like GIFs and are an expansion of TikTok ...

In its continued quest for world social media domination, Instagram announced a new feature. Starting today, September 20, you can now send GIFs in direct messages. This move is one of a number of ...

For the first time, Instagram is letting users send GIFs via direct messages. Now, when composing a message, a new GIF button will appear in the composer bar. Tapping the button will open a library of ...

I don't know about you, but ever since GIFs have become an acceptable form of communication, I find myself choosing the animated videos over actual words more often than not. When Instagram first ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GIPHY, the world's largest library of GIFs and stickers, is partnering with TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video to enhance the ...

Giphy and Instagram today announced they’d be teaming up again to let users insert GIFs into their Instagram Direct messages. Now you can spam your friends with reaction gifs instead of actually ...

In Short: Instagram has just released a new feature to its app on both iOS and Android in order to allow you to send GIFs in direct messages. If you want to send a GIF to your friends or whoever, all ...

Nick Statt is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Instagram is slowly but surely building out its Direct platform as a ...

GIFs are a remarkably expressive form of communication that helps to succinctly convey a shared feeling. Many of Google’s apps have integrated GIF features, while the company acquired the Tenor ...