Instagram Explores Discord-Like Community Chats with Built-In Moderation

The feature, still in the prototype phase, would allow groups of up to 250 users to engage in topic-based discussions with moderation tools for admins.

Instagram is developing a Community Chats feature, enabling up to 250 users to participate in topic-focused group discussions within the app.
The feature, inspired by platforms like Discord and Telegram, would allow admins to moderate conversations by removing messages or members violating policies.
Meta plans to enforce Instagram's Community Standards on these chats, though specific disciplinary actions remain unclear.
Community Chats would differ from Instagram's broadcast channels by allowing all participants to contribute to discussions, rather than just receiving updates from creators.
An Instagram spokesperson confirmed the feature is an internal prototype and not yet available for public testing.