Stories
Who this is for: users posting short status updates that disappear after about 24 hours.
Privacy mode: Shared-leaning — not the same as sealed 1:1 chat.
What it is
Ephemeral text/media status with audience controls. Replies typically route into 1-to-1 chat. Not a permanent private chat archive.
How to use
- Open Stories and create a post (text and/or media).
- Choose audience / viewer controls as the app offers.
- After ~24 hours, the story expires.
- Reply from a viewer path into 1-to-1 when you want a sealed conversation.
Privacy strip
| Claim | Reality |
|---|---|
| Permanent sealed transcript | No — ephemeral social updates |
| Operator-blind like 1:1 | No — audience/views are product data |
| Media delivery | May use sealed media helpers; ops still need audience data |
| Data sold | Never |
Use 1-to-1 or Whisper private chat for sealed conversations.
Limits
- ~24-hour lifetime.
- Shared-leaning visibility for audience and views.