Security researcher Egor Homakov has discovered a Twitter vulnerability which allows apps to send DMs without requiring explicit user permission. TNW has verified the findings and can confirm the bug.

Instagram Threads is rolling out users’ most-requested feature to date: the ability to message people directly, without having to switch to another app, like Instagram. The company said direct ...

Dating sites that bill themselves as discreet and private have often failed to live up to that promise. Take Ashley Madison for example, a dating website specifically marketed to people seeking ...

Amata, an AI matchmaking app, is launching in the US. It's raised $6 million from investors to set up users and plan dates.

Meta is doubling down on the uptick in direct messaging across its family of social apps. After announcing new messaging ad options in WhatsApp last week, the tech giant is bringing new marketing ...

Some Twitter clients, like Twitpic, only let you read and compose tweets on your timeline, not offering access to Direct Mentions (DMs). But if you still want to send someone a DM on these services, ...

In the coming months, Instagram is going to change that selection you see at the bottom of your app to home page, Reels, DMs, ...

For more than a decade, I've carried on with a number of truly pathetic, one-sided DMs. I type, send links, share photos, and pour my heart out in these chats, but I've never once received a response.

Instagram is “exploring” making Reels the app’s new default tab, replacing the traditional Home view and becoming more like ...

Instagram's Head, Adam Mosseri, stated on Threads that a new test will rollout on Instagram for its home tab. The Home tab test in India will play with showing Reels first and it also move the DMs ...

Twitter has been implementing some important updates to protect its users lately, but its most recent change could help foster better conversations. The social network today tweeted (duh) a video ...