Depending on how your Twitter settings are configured, strangers you don't follow may be allowed to DM you. This setting allows for a lot of potential spam and ...

It's not that easy to delete your direct messages on Twitter. Private communications sent between individuals or to groups through Twitter's "Messages" system, commonly known as direct messages, can ...

Twitter’s direct messages have always been a security liability. The DMs you send to friends and Internet strangers aren’t end-to-end encrypted, making your conversations potentially accessible if ...

Most messaging services use E2E encryption. This includes iMessage, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Signal, Viber – as well as Telegram and Facebook Messenger if you switch on the Secret Chat/Messages option. E2E ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. Twitter users should delete their direct messages (DMs) now ...

You’ll have to be a Twitter Blue verified user, a verified organization, or an affiliate to send an encrypted DM. You’ll have to be a Twitter Blue verified user, a verified organization, or an ...

Twitter is getting an upgrade soon, and this was something that Mr. Tweet reacted to in the social media which centers on the direct messaging feature of the platform. There is a poll that asks the ...

“The acid test is that I could not see your DMs even if there was a gun to my head.” “The acid test is that I could not see your DMs even if there was a gun to my head.” is a senior reporter covering ...

Twitter has again made its platform a little less usable for people who choose not to pay for a Blue subscription. The company has announced that it will soon implement a new rule that puts a limit on ...

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 ...