Twitter to test a new filter for spam and abuse in the Direct Message inbox
Twitter is testing a new way to filter unwanted messages from your Direct Message inbox. Today, Twitter allows users to set their Direct Message inbox as being open to receiving messages from anyone,...
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Instagram launches tools to filter out abusive DMs based on keywords and...
Facebook and its family of apps have long grappled with the issue of how to better manage — and eradicate — bullying and other harassment on its platform, turning both to algorithms and humans in its...
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Twitter rolls out a series of improvements to its Direct Message system
Have you ever tried to share a funny tweet with a few friends via Twitter DM, only to accidentally start a group chat? You’re not alone. Today, Twitter announced that it will roll out a few quality of...
View ArticleWith Today’s Updates, Twitter Apps Finally Sync The ‘Read’ Status Of Your...
Twitter announced updates to its Android, iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps today, as well as its desktop and mobile websites, plus TweetDeck. The main improvement isn’t a huge change, but it does eliminate...
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Twitter’s Attitude Toward DMs Shows Signs Of Thawing With Direct Link In Top Bar
Twitter has been rejiggering its thinking about direct messaging recently, largely in the face of enormous messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Line, Snapchat and others. Today, the signs of Twitter’s...
View ArticleGillmor Gang: Dynamic Clusters
The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor — move further and further toward the Golden Age of Push Notification. What some see as a fragmented sea of...
View ArticleGillmor Gang: Brain Chemistry
The Gillmor Gang — John Taschek, Keith Teare, Dan Farber, and Steve Gillmor — take the edge off of a slow week with a relaxed conversation about Instagram and Twitter direct messages, online...
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Twitter Removes 140-Character Limit From Direct Messages So That People You...
They warned us back in June that this day was coming. I was in denial. Surely, Twitter wouldn’t. Couldn’t. Welp, they have. Get ready for people to drop a book into your DMs, because starting today...
View ArticleClass Action Lawsuit Accuses Twitter Of ‘Listening In’ On Your Direct Messages
The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Twitter is the target of a class action lawsuit having to do with how private direct messages are treated on the service. While it’s quite obvious that there...
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Twitter chatbots can now include buttons that push you to tweet, follow,...
Twitter today is rolling out a new feature that will allow businesses to prompt their followers to take an action beyond a simple fav or retweet. The company is introducing the ability for businesses...
View ArticleInstagram now lets you share live videos through direct messages
Instagram has been steadily beefing up its Direct Messaging feature in recent months, as it has begun to toy with the idea of spinning out messaging into its own, separate app. Among its more recent...
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Instagram is developing a nudity filter for direct messages
Instagram is testing a new way to filter out unsolicited nude messages sent over direct messages, confirming reports of the development posted by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi earlier this week....
View ArticleTikTok expands its DM settings to let users choose who can message them
TikTok has quietly expanded its direct messaging settings to give users a choice of who they want to receive messages from. The options are now: everyone, suggested friends, mutual followers, people...
View ArticleElon Musk says Twitter is ‘aiming’ to roll out encrypted DMs this month
Amongst a ton of product changes to make Twitter a more attractive platform, Elon Musk has mentioned multiple times his desire to make direct messages better and more secure. So much so that he wants...
View ArticleTwitter now allows you to react to DMs with a wide range of emojis
Twitter has introduced a new feature that lets users choose almost any emoji to react to a direct message in a conversation. Previously, the company allowed you to react to only the most recent DM with...
View ArticleInstagram is finally testing a feature to let you turn off read receipts for DMs
Instagram is finally testing a feature that will let users turn off read receipts for Instagram DMs. This way, even if you have read someone’s message, they won’t see the “seen” label below the...
View ArticleSubstack gets more social with the launch of DMs
Substack is introducing direct messaging, allowing users to have private one-on-one conversations, the company announced today. DMs can be accessed in the Chat tab on the Substack app and website. By...
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