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 ...

Twitter’s direct messaging feature appears to be experiencing technical difficulties by not allowing certain messages to be sent if they contain links. The issue was first noticed by some users ...

Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Elon Musk's X – all these sites allow users to privately chat with other users right inside the platform. Almost every major social media platform has a direct message ...

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 ...

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 ...

Instagram is adding new features to prevent harassment in direct messages. The changes include new ways to filter message requests, and the ability to block the same user across multiple accounts. The ...