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 ...

“In celebration of #WorldBookDay, we’ve created a brainteasing #book emoji quiz,” tweeted the stairlift ... classic children’s books can you name? Apparently, most only get six out of ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Apparently, the skull and crying face emojis now communicate that something is funny. It’s emoji-slang for “I’m dead,” which also ...

Tapping an emoji in your direct messages turns it into an entertaining mini-game. To try out Instagram’s new mini-game for yourself, go to the messaging tab in the app and open a direct message.