As if anyone needed it, there’s a new way to kill time on social media. Instagram has hidden an emoji-based game within the direct messaging feature of their smartphone app — and people are ...

Instagram has quietly added a secret emoji game that you can access in your DMs. The goal of the game is simple: Use your finger to move the paddle at the bottom of your screen to keep your emoji ...

To play, send an emoji in a Direct Message and control a paddle to keep the bouncing emoji in the air. The game gets more challenging as it progresses. The other person could also do the same (so ...