Something was very wrong with Twitter Wednesday afternoon, but it’s not clear exactly what. For several hours, core features, including direct messages and tweets, were not working for large swaths of ...

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Instagram is rolling out some new features for direct messaging to make chatting and connecting with friends easier. The update is adding more sticker options, the ability to create custom nicknames ...

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 ...

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 ...

Meta has been on a roll this week, raining down a volley of new features on its messaging platforms. Earlier this week, WhatsApp got some much-needed improvements to the voice messages system. And a ...

Messaging on Twitter is about to become a lot more private. According to the company's CEO and overlord Elon Musk, Twitter is launching "version 1.0" of encrypted direct messaging on Thursday. This ...

DM is an abbreviation for a private "direct message" sent online. The term grew popular on Facebook and Twitter, where you can send either private or public messages. "DM" as it's used now can refer ...

Rolling out now, the SoundCloud app for Android is adding support for direct messages, ahead of iOS even offering the feature. Direct messages on SoundCloud have been available for some time, but only ...

Twitter announced Friday that it will limit the number of direct messages a user can send in an attempt to reduce spam. The company’s support page said that unverified accounts will have a limit on ...

Google Messages has finally added direct reply to its web version. The feature has been long-awaited by users and brings more convenience and efficiency to the web app. Google services on mobile apps ...