Raise your hand if you’ve been here: You’ve just received a text, but you don’t have the time (or energy) to respond just yet. You plan to leave it unread…until a slip of the finger opens the message ...

Psychology offers various reasons why someone might choose to turn off read receipts on WhatsApp. Hiding this feature can reveal aspects of one's personality and how they interact with others.

A read receipt in Instagram is the little note in your direct messages (DMs) that says "Seen" when you open or read someone's DM. Once you turn this feature off, you'll still be able to read messages ...