Frost Wolf@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Twitter now blocking all DMs from non-Twitter Blue subscribers by default

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Twitter now blocking all DMs from non-Twitter Blue subscribers by default

Frost Wolf@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

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Twitter changed DM settings so users who don't pay for Twitter Blue can't message you

Elon Musk just turned your DMs into an ad for Twitter Blue. But you can change it back. Here's how.

Reminds me so much of tacky dating sites. Pay and be able to message! Ughh

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By doing so, they actually reduce the value of DMs and Twitter itself for even blue subscribers, since they no longer can receive messages from most users.

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