For more than a decade, I've carried on with a number of truly pathetic, one-sided DMs. I type, send links, share photos, and pour my heart out in these chats, but I've never once received a response.

Meta is doubling down on the uptick in direct messaging across its family of social apps. After announcing new messaging ad options in WhatsApp last week, the tech giant is bringing new marketing ...

Threads has a lot going for it, but it’s been missing one of the most core features of any social media app, and that’s the ability to DM people. Well, for a while, we’ve known that the company has ...

Twitter has started rolling out some changes for its Android app that gives people sliding into DMs a more visually appealing interface. The social network's Android app has remained largely the same ...

Direct messages are supposed to be private, but thanks to a Twitter bug, some apps can bust open your account and start accessing them anyway. Cesar Cerrudo, a security researcher, discovered a bug ...

Starting today, Instagram will be rolling out its Direct messaging system to its desktop site, meaning you can finally keep up with your conversations from your browser. After the feature has been in ...

Sometimes you want to talk to your friend about their BeReal, but you don't want everyone to see your comment. The company hears you and is working to fix that with a feature every other social media ...

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