DMS

DMS, or Direct Messages, are private, real-time communication channels between users within a social media or messaging platform, allowing for one-on-one or small group conversations.

Why it’s in the news: DMS are in the news as platforms like TikTok and Meta integrate new features like peer-to-peer payments and AI chatbots directly into these private conversations.

Latest on DMS

• DoorDash Slides Into Your DMs With Dinner
• TikTok is building a way to send money inside DMs
• TikTok explores peer-to-peer payments via DMs, report says
• Meta AI arrives in Threads DMs for all users worldwide
• Threads users can now chat with Meta AI in their DMs
• Elon Musk says X will send DMs when posts you’ve engaged with are corrected

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