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Social networking startup and X competitor Bluesky is formally launching DMs ( direct substance ) , the companyannouncedon Wednesday . subsequently , Bluesky plans to “ fully support end - to - ending inscribe messaging down the line , ” it also said .
The launch comes two week after the social internet teased it would before long beintroducing direct electronic messaging capability . Up until now , all conversation on the platform have been public , so the launch of DMs allows exploiter to chat privately while still remaining on the social web .
To get to the new feature , user can start a private conversation with someone within Bluesky ’s “ Chat ” tab . DMs are available on Bluesky ’s Mobile River and desktop program program . For now , the feature only supports one - to - one messages , not group message , however .
The new feature brings Bluesky ’s user experience more in business line with X ( formerly Twitter ) . The launching also gives Bluesky a militant bound over Meta ’s Threads , which presently does n’t offer aboriginal diabetes mellitus ( you could , however , portion out a Threads postto your Instagram DMs ) .
By default option , only hoi polloi you follow can send you decimeter . you’re able to change your options to allow DMs from no one , only citizenry you follow or all Bluesky substance abuser .
Bluesky has seen notable success despite launching without some of the heart and soul features useable on X. The caller has been establish out its service over the past year and has the potential drop to blow up its user base as it brings more capability to its platform .
For example , the social connection recentlystarted allowing user to personalizetheir master Discover feed . Users can now tap “ Show more like this ” and “ Show less like this ” buttons to individualize the content that the chopine shows them . The feature is somewhat similar to X ’s “ Not interested in this post ” option .
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Bluesky , which has grown to roughly 5.6 million user , has some more notable features in the pipeline , such as keep for TV and anti - harassment pecker .
