DM finally arrives on Substack | Mashable

Substack has finally added DMs to its platform, allowing newsletter subscribers and writers to chat directly with other users.
Announced in Wednesday’s blog postSubstack Messages is a new app and website[チャット]It is now placed inside the tab. Messages from newsletters you’re subscribed to will appear alongside messages from other users you’re connected to. All other messages are moved to the Requests folder and can be approved or rejected just like any other messaging platform.
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If you want to message someone on Substack, you can do so from your writer page or another user’s profile page, or[チャット]You can do this directly from the tab. You can also share posts and notes (Substack responses to tweets) through chat. Blocked and banned users will no longer be able to send messages to the flagged user and can report messages within the chat app. This feature he just added to his Substack in January.
In addition to being a way for users to build community with other users, Substack sees this feature as a particularly good opportunity for writers to build a profitable subscriber base. For example, as the company hinted in the post, DMs could become an exclusive benefit for paid subscribers, while free readers might see a lock icon. Writers can also contact other writers and collaborate directly within Substack.
This is a much-needed highlight for Substack, which has struggled with controversy after controversy amid ongoing content moderation issues and the company’s mishandling of misinformation and information. dislike Still thriving on the platform terms of service and Content guidelines. While Substack remains popular (in 2023, the company expects to Said It had more than 20 million monthly active subscribers and more than 2 million paid subscribers), but users left the platform in droves multiple times.