DMS

DMS refers to direct messages, a private communication feature within social media platforms like TikTok, Threads, and X, allowing users to send text, media, and potentially payments directly to each other.

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

Latest on DMS

• 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
• The DMS, Reimagined: Why Your Firm’s Memory Is Now Its AI Foundation

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