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 ...

Say hello to new Instagram features! On Feb. 19, the app announced a new slate of Direct Message (DM) features that will help ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Twitter users are once again finding out that something has changed within their accounts after ...

You should know how to find the basic DM inbox if you've ever used Twitter. It's right there on the left-hand sidebar menu labeled "Messages" if you're on Twitter for Web. If you're on the Twitter ...

So you want to DM someone on Twitter, or as the youths call it, "slide into someone's DMs." Sending a DM, which stands for "direct message" is a convenient way to communicate discretely on the ...

Twitter is known for allowing people to post messages, or tweets, of no more than 280 characters. Tweeting or reading through tweets all day can become boring, especially if nothing new is coming up ...

To send a DM on Twitter, use the envelope-shaped Message icon in the app or website. DMs are private messages you can send to one or more people in the Twitter app or website. You usually have to ...

Instagram, owned by Meta, has evolved far beyond a simple photo-sharing app. Today, it is a powerful social media platform where users connect through posts, reels, stories, and direct messages (DMs).

As easy as DM “sliding” might sound, making the move to initiate an Instagram direct message conversation can often feel less like a smooth transition across a well-greased surface and more like ...

Twitter is upgrading the direct message search bar, adding the much requested ability to search for DMs by entering keywords. This update to Twitter DM search is rolling out to the iOS and Android ...