Bluesky finally releases DM | Mashable
blue sky Finally, direct messaging (DM) has been added, giving Internet users yet another reason to switch from competitor Twitter/X.
The announcement was made in a blog post on Wednesday.Bluesky’s DM system is still pretty basic: currently you can only send text and emojis, so you can’t share images or videos. DMs with other accounts are also one-on-one only, no group chats, though the microblogging platform has said it’s working on adding these features in a future update.
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Bluesky also plans to add more privacy and safety measures, such as end-to-end encryption, but we recommend keeping any sensitive conversations in a secure messaging app like Signal, especially since Bluesky is reserving the right rifles through your DMs.
“In rare cases, the Bluesky moderation team may need to publish a DM to investigate broader patterns of abuse, such as spam or coordinated harassment,” Bluesky’s announcement said. Masu. “This is only done when absolutely necessary to keep Bluesky secure. Access is highly restricted and tracked internally.”
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If you want Bluesky to peek into your conversation, you can report your DM directly to a moderator. You can review the reported message and surrounding messages for context.
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Luckily, just because Bluesky added DMs doesn’t mean you have to prepare for a flood of inappropriate and annoying messages. By default, Bluesky only allows people you follow to send you DMs, but you can change this setting to allow everyone to send messages to you, or to prevent anyone from sending messages to you. can. Blocked accounts won’t be able to send her DMs, but muted accounts can still send their thoughts directly to you.
Bluesky revealed plans to add direct messaging functionality in a separate blog post earlier this month. DM was the first part of his plan for Bluesky, but the company is also working on a number of other features, including adding video upload functionality and improving moderation tools.