As of May 8, 2026, Meta's photo and video sharing app Instagram has officially stopped end-to-end encryption for direct messaging on the platform, marking a significant change in its features. The ...

Threads is rolling out messaging on the web, bringing one-on-one and group chats to desktop, the Meta-owned social network announced on Tuesday. By bringing messaging to the web, Threads is aligning ...

Nearly a year after rolling out Threads DMs to everyone on mobile, Meta is bringing them to the browser. Nearly a year after rolling out Threads DMs to everyone on mobile, Meta is bringing them to ...

Meta is adding a new way to slide into someone's DMs. The company is opening up messaging for Threads users on the web starting on Tuesday. The feature, which first rolled out on mobile in July, is ...

Following the recent tests of two upcoming stand-alone apps, X has officially launched its customizable, ad-free, private messaging service “X Chat” for iOS users. According to a recent post from X's ...

XChat, the standalone app for accessing X's messaging feature, is available to download now for iOS. X first suggested it would be stripping direct messaging from X in 2025, but at least for now, ...

X announced that it is finally rolling out "XChat," the new standalone messaging app of the social media platform, with an official release date for Apple devices like the iPhone and iPad slated for ...

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Just like Spotify brought direct messaging to the masses, it seems YouTube is also continuing its move to do the same. The company first began testing the feature in November 2025, but the sample size ...

youtube logo and URL visible in a browser on a mac computer - Ekin Kizilkaya/Getty Images Just like Spotify brought direct messaging to the masses, it seems YouTube is also continuing its move to do ...

YouTube is expanding its direct messaging (DM) experiment to more regions. The feature is now available in 31 countries in Europe. It was initially available only in Poland and Ireland. The feature ...