By bringing messaging to the web, Threads is aligning its desktop experience more closely with competitors like X and Bluesky.

Threads users who want a direct messaging feature might be getting one they didn't exactly ask for. Meta is testing a sort of DM feature in which users can send messages, but only to Instagram users.

As Threads has grown to more than 130 million users, one of the major remaining “missing” features users often complain about is the lack of direct messaging abilities. But those missing out on DMs ...

A new WhatsApp message threads feature appears to be on the way, after it was discovered in an app beta. Once a user replies to a quoted message, the thread will remain connected to the original ...

Meta is reportedly testing a new messaging feature for Threads, soon after the platform surpassed 130 million users. That means earlier who complained about missing messaging capabilities in the ...

Threads now offers a Direct Messages feature on its platform that allows users to message their friends, family, or mutual accounts. This was finally released two years after the app debuted without ...

A new “Messages” tab appears in this preview of its redesigned web layout that head of Threads, Connor Hayes, posted on Thursday, as Engadget reports.  Threads got DMs in 2025, but only on Android and ...