does ig notify when you screenshot a story

Instagram does not notify users when someone takes a screenshot of their Story in 2025. This applies to all types of Stories, including public, private, Close Friends stories, and Stories saved as Highlights. The platform had experimented with screenshot notifications in 2018 but discontinued the feature due to negative user feedback and privacy concerns. However, Instagram does notify users if someone screenshots a disappearing photo or video sent via Direct Messages (DMs) or messages in Vanish Mode. For Stories, posts, reels, profiles, and standard DMs, you can take screenshots without triggering any notification to the content creator.