Instagram head says ‘Threads’ to get DM support soon

Adam Mosseri of Instagram confirmed Threads will soon get direct messaging option.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Threads drew 10 million sign-ups in seven hours. (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express)

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As Meta continues to add more features to its latest microblogging platform Threads, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram has now confirmed to The Washington Post that the platform will soon gain direct messages (DMs) option, enabling users to chat with friends and followers.

Meta’s other social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram have had DM options for a while, hence, it should not take much effort from the company to roll out the same to its latest social media platform, said to take on X, previously known as Twitter.

The report from The Washington Post also highlights how the Meta group thought of adding Twitter-like features to its already existing platform — Instagram. However, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, wanted to go big, which resulted in the creation of the app Threads.

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Within seven months of conceptualisation, the company unveiled Threads, which went on to receive a great response, clocking over 100 million sign-ups within the first five days. However, since then, there has been a massive decline in the user base, and the company is currently working on stabilising the platform to retain the user base.

Meta’s Threads is getting updated by the day, where, the platform recently added an ability to translate posts, a new follow tab, and more. In the coming days, Threads will get additional features, including an option to chat with Threads users without leaving the platform.

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