direct messages

• New details emerge regarding TikTok’s rumored plan to support direct payments
• It’s time to slide: YouTube’s DMs are officially back

  YouTube is adding direct messages six years after it discontinued its original take on DMs. Here's why they're coming back.

  
• YouTube responds to “top feature request” by testing direct messages

  YouTube users told the platform that they wanted the ability to send and receive direct messages. YouTube listened.

  
• Instagram is sliding into your DMs with 20 new features

  Instagram has brought 20 new features to its direct messages (DMs) in recent months with plans to add more, according to Adam Mosseri.