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

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 ...

The in-development feature should help users navigate messy conversations. The in-development feature should help users navigate messy conversations. is a news writer focused on creative industries, ...

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.

Threads is finally bringing DMs (direct messages) support to the web, almost a year after launching them on mobile. However, the feature is currently in testing, but will roll out more broadly soon.

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 ...