Microblogging platform Twitter is once again facing backlash over its new messaging policy. Recently, Twitter’s support account mentioned a new policy that will filter direct messages from users you don’t follow and who don’t have a verified account. This policy is effective July 14, 2023.
Starting July 14, we’ll be adding a new message setting that should help reduce the amount of spam in direct messages. With the new setting enabled, messages from users you follow will arrive in your main inbox, and messages from verified users you don’t follow…
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport)
July 13, 2023
Twitter has been continuously facing problems since it introduced Twitter blue followed by a limit on the number of tweets users can read per day.
Direct messages from these users will be sent to your “message requests” inbox, where you can choose to view or delete them. If you choose to view a message request, you can decide whether to accept or reject the message.
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The platform mentioned that this initiative was taken to reduce the amount of spam that users receive every day. The company also says the policy will not affect direct messages from users you follow or who have a verified account.
Previously, Twitter message settings had three options:
- Allow message requests from everyone: This setting allows anyone to send you a direct message (DM), regardless of whether you followed them or not, also known as “open DMs.”
- Allow message requests only from people you follow: This setting only allows people you follow to send you direct messages. They were also known as “closed DMs.”
- Allow message requests only from verified users: This setting only allowed verified users to send you direct messages. Verified users are accounts that have been authenticated by Twitter. This setting also allowed people you followed to send you direct messages.
All of these options meant that messages will come directly to your DMs, but Twitter’s new change includes the following options:
- Allow message requests from verified users and people you follow only
- Allow message requests only from people you follow.
- Allow message requests from everyone
Twitter quietly set everyone’s account to the first option, leaving them curious as to why they’re not receiving essential notifications. Many people condemned this new feature and blamed Elon Musk’s vision of monetizing the platform and making more money.
Twitter’s decision to move direct messages from users you don’t follow to the “message requests” inbox pressures users to purchase a verified subscription so they can easily communicate with everyone.
This move also alters the value of the verification badge, which was previously only available to accounts that met certain criteria, such as being a public figure or having a lot of followers.
Verified accounts have a blue check mark next to their username, indicating that they are authentic and not imposters. However, the value of the verification badge has declined in recent years as Twitter has made it easier for people to purchase it.
How to change new Twitter DM settings
Fortunately, the platform did not make this a forced feature on users like its tweet reading limit. Users can change how they want to receive messages by following these steps:
- Sign in to your Twitter account.
- Click Settings and Support
- Scroll down and choose “Privacy and security.”
- Tap Direct Messages
- Select the option “Allow messages from everyone”
In conclusion, this measure has sparked mixed reactions. Some users have welcomed the change, arguing that it will help reduce the number of unwanted direct messages they receive. Others have criticized the move, arguing that it devalues the verification badge and only benefits those who can afford to pay for a subscription.
This new feature may be detrimental for Twitter since its rival Meta recently launched Threads.
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