The microblogging platform Twitter is once again facing backlash for its new messaging policy. The Twitter Support account recently mentioned a new policy that will filter DMs from users you don’t follow and those who don’t have a verified account. This policy is effective from July 14, 2023.
Starting July 14, we’re adding a new message setting to help reduce the number of spam messages in DMs. With the new setting enabled, mail from users you follow will go to your main inbox and messages from verified users you don’t follow…
– Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport)
July 13, 2023
Twitter has been in constant trouble since the introduction of the blue color Twitter with a limit on the number of tweets users can read per day.
Direct messages from these users will be delivered to your “message requests” inbox, where you can choose to view or delete them. If you choose to view the message request, you can decide whether to accept or decline the message.
READ| What is Elon Musk’s new Tweet reading limit?
The platform mentions that this initiative is taken to reduce the amount of spam that users receive on a daily basis. The company also says this policy won’t affect direct messages from users you follow or those with verified accounts.
Before that, the Twitter message settings had three options:
- Allow message requests from everyone: This setting allows anyone to send you direct messages (DMs), regardless of whether you follow them or not, also known as “open DMs”.
- Only allow message requests from people you follow: This setting only allows people you follow to send you direct messages. It is also known as “closed DM”.
- Only allow message requests from verified users: This setting allows only verified users to send you messages directly. Verified users are accounts that have been verified by Twitter. This setting also allows people you follow to send you direct messages.
All of these options mean that messages will go directly to your DM, but Twitter’s new change includes the following options:
- Only allow message requests from verified users and people you follow
- Only allow message requests from people you follow.
- Allow requesting messages from everyone
Twitter has discreetly put people’s accounts in the first option, which makes them curious why they don’t receive the necessary notifications. Many 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 a “message request” inbox forces users to purchase a verified subscription so they can easily communicate with everyone .
The move also obfuscates 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 large following.
Verified accounts have a blue check mark next to their username, which indicates that they are the authentic account and not an impostor. However, the value of the verification badge has decreased in recent years as Twitter makes it easier for people to buy it.
How to change new Twitter DM settings
Thankfully, the platform hasn’t made this a mandatory feature for users like its tweet reading limit is. 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 select “Privacy and Safety”
- Tap Direct Message
- Select the option “Allow messages from everyone”
In short, this move was met with mixed reactions. Some users have welcomed the change, saying it will help reduce the amount of spam direct messages they receive. Others have criticized the move, arguing that it reduces the value of the verification badge and that it benefits only those who can afford to pay for the subscription.
This new feature could harm Twitter as its Meta rival recently launched Threads.
READ| What is an Instagram theme? Twitter rival coming soon
READ| How do I use themes on Instagram?
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: pagasa.edu.vn