Twitter now Lets Any User Send You Direct Messages (If You modify It)

Twitter now Lets Any User Send You Direct Messages (If You modify It)

Twitter now permits anyone you follow to send you direct messages, if you modify the feature in your settings. The feature can be useful for folks that get followers solicitation them to follow back so as to DM something non-public, but it may additionally lead to a lot of spam-that's why it's off by default.

The new feature started rolling out these days. To modify it, head to your account settings page, and scroll right down to "Receive direct messages from any follower." It's unchecked by default. to permit your followers to send you DMs while not you having to follow them initial, check the box.

Of course, if your followers just begin hitting you with DMs for no reason, you can continually come and uncheck it, but it is a nice tool to possess on standby to avoid folks that beg for a follow back to DM you something they might have emailed (or worse, once you're following them back, tease you with additional messages). Hit the link below to read additional about it.