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Twitter's encrypted DMs are now available for eligible users on the latest versions of its app for mobile and web. The feature only works for verified users, verified organizations, and affiliates.

Twitter is getting a bunch of new features such as DM Replies, a new emoji picker, and encrypted DMs, the company announced. In the future, Twitter will also add video and audio calling functionality.

Twitter has updated its terms, saying that users can only send out up to 2,400 tweets in a single day. Some users got an error message Wednesday saying they had actually hit that limit.

In a bid to make messaging more secure, Twitter is working on end-to-end encryption DMs. The feature was spotted on Twitter for Android. However, this is not the first time we are hearing about this.

Instagram has announced new tools to effectively stop harassment on its platform, including a keyword-based tool to filter out offensive direct messages and a preemptive blocking option.

Slack has announced a handful of new capabilities for Slack Connect, which lets you communicate with people outside your organization. Now, you can send DMs to anyone from another company.

Following racist attacks on UK footballers, Instagram will now impose tougher penalties on people who send abusive messages in DMs and expand how users control their experience on the platform.

The EFF has said that the recent Twitter breach further highlights the need for direct messages to be end-to-end encrypted. The firm, two years ago, told Senator Wyden it would add the feature.

Twitter now allows you to open your Direct Messages from a pop-up window at the bottom of your screen, similar to the Facebook experience. The new interface is rolling out to its web version.

Similar to fellow popular social media platform Facebook, Twitter has decided to hop on to the emoji reaction-train and introduced the feature to its DMs on smartphones and desktops.

Instagram is bringing the ability to send direct messages to other users to the desktop version of its website. The company has previously announced its web app would be coming to the Microsoft Store.

Twitter has started building search functionality for Direct Messages, allowing you to search past DMs for people or groups; searching by message content is not possible at the moment.

Twitter was recently sued for reputedly spying on personal messages sent. The company was accused of altering hyperlinks sent, which was seen as a way to provide more advertising data.