#directmessages — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #directmessages, aggregated by home.social.
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End to end encryption will be coming to Loops, Pixelfed and Sup 🔥
We are also working on a few new extensions to improve the experience, like renaming the group chat, changing the background, emoji reactions and more!
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End to end encryption will be coming to Loops, Pixelfed and Sup 🔥
We are also working on a few new extensions to improve the experience, like renaming the group chat, changing the background, emoji reactions and more!
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Look how easy it is to share a Loops video to a group chat with friends on Loops, Mastodon and Pixelfed.
Also, notice how easy it is to completely disable DMs!
Loops has supercharged regular Direct Messages, and made them more like TikTok, Instagram and Messenger.
This is how we bring the fediverse to the masses, by making group chat and private groups more easy to use and familiar.
That is how most people use social media nowadays.
Just wait until Sup launches 😎
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Look how easy it is to share a Loops video to a group chat with friends on Loops, Mastodon and Pixelfed.
Also, notice how easy it is to completely disable DMs!
Loops has supercharged regular Direct Messages, and made them more like TikTok, Instagram and Messenger.
This is how we bring the fediverse to the masses, by making group chat and private groups more easy to use and familiar.
That is how most people use social media nowadays.
Just wait until Sup launches 😎
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We redesigned profile headers to better use the available space and show more of the video grid.
You may also notice the new Message button, we now have Direct Messages!
To prevent spam, you will only see messages from mutuals, the rest will be in the Requests tab.
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We redesigned profile headers to better use the available space and show more of the video grid.
You may also notice the new Message button, we now have Direct Messages!
To prevent spam, you will only see messages from mutuals, the rest will be in the Requests tab.
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Compatibility and performance are key to a successful and thriving fediverse platform.
Just look how fast our Direct Message system is, in this video we sent a Direct Message to a Mastodon account via ActivityPub and got a notification from the other side in seconds.
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Compatibility and performance are key to a successful and thriving fediverse platform.
Just look how fast our Direct Message system is, in this video we sent a Direct Message to a Mastodon account via ActivityPub and got a notification from the other side in seconds.
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Special thanks to @nlnet for funding our work on Direct Messages in Loops!
You can now direct message accounts on Loops, and we even support group chats with up to 12 participants!*
We have successfully tested this with Mastodon and Pixelfed!
https://github.com/joinloops/loops-server/commit/f1a0355232d87ca4ed1332d6a1edbb815d75dbd1
* - admins can change the max limit in config
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Special thanks to @nlnet for funding our work on Direct Messages in Loops!
You can now direct message accounts on Loops, and we even support group chats with up to 12 participants!*
We have successfully tested this with Mastodon and Pixelfed!
https://github.com/joinloops/loops-server/commit/f1a0355232d87ca4ed1332d6a1edbb815d75dbd1
* - admins can change the max limit in config
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Loops Direct Messages are coming to our mobile apps (Android + iOS) 🚀
Stay tuned 😎
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Loops Direct Messages are coming to our mobile apps (Android + iOS) 🚀
Stay tuned 😎
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Loops DMs: By default, messages from accounts you do not follow will appear in your Requests inbox, and will only show one message until you approve the request.
Subsequent messages are discarded, until you approve.
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Loops DMs: By default, messages from accounts you do not follow will appear in your Requests inbox, and will only show one message until you approve the request.
Subsequent messages are discarded, until you approve.
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Loops Direct Messages will not only support text and remote media attachments, but also gif reactions and Loop video embeds.
Stay tuned!
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Loops Direct Messages will not only support text and remote media attachments, but also gif reactions and Loop video embeds.
Stay tuned!
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Loops Direct Messages will make it super easy to share videos with your mutuals!
Shipping soon 🎉
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Loops Direct Messages will make it super easy to share videos with your mutuals!
Shipping soon 🎉
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Loops Direct Messages will be coming to the webUI (mobile + desktop) and our official mobile app!
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Loops Direct Messages will be coming to the webUI (mobile + desktop) and our official mobile app!
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The Direct Messages feature requires a lot of careful consideration to prevent abuse.
This is why you will only be able to message accounts that follow you if your account has less than X followers or is younger than 1 year old.
Don’t worry if you have less than X followers, but have more than XX cumulative likes across your videos, you will bypass this restriction.
Incoming and outgoing messages will be scanned for known spam urls before processing.
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The Direct Messages feature requires a lot of careful consideration to prevent abuse.
This is why you will only be able to message accounts that follow you if your account has less than X followers or is younger than 1 year old.
Don’t worry if you have less than X followers, but have more than XX cumulative likes across your videos, you will bypass this restriction.
Incoming and outgoing messages will be scanned for known spam urls before processing.
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Tubefilter: It’s time to slide: YouTube’s DMs are officially back. “In response to user demand, YouTube has brought back a much-requested feature. Six years after discontinuing its original form of direct messages, YouTube is once again letting users slide into each other’s DMs with a new version of the classic communication format.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/13/its-time-to-slide-youtubes-dms-are-officially-back-tubefilter/ -
Tubefilter: It’s time to slide: YouTube’s DMs are officially back. “In response to user demand, YouTube has brought back a much-requested feature. Six years after discontinuing its original form of direct messages, YouTube is once again letting users slide into each other’s DMs with a new version of the classic communication format.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/13/its-time-to-slide-youtubes-dms-are-officially-back-tubefilter/ -
Washington Post: Trump library says no Twitter DMs can be found, despite evidence he sent them. This link goes to an MSN-syndicated version of the article and has no paywall. “The newly operational Trump Presidential Library, the entity responsible for preserving records from the White House, says that it cannot find a single Twitter direct message sent by a president who tweeted more than […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/04/washington-post-trump-library-says-no-twitter-dms-can-be-found-despite-evidence-he-sent-them/ -
Washington Post: Trump library says no Twitter DMs can be found, despite evidence he sent them. This link goes to an MSN-syndicated version of the article and has no paywall. “The newly operational Trump Presidential Library, the entity responsible for preserving records from the White House, says that it cannot find a single Twitter direct message sent by a president who tweeted more than […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/04/washington-post-trump-library-says-no-twitter-dms-can-be-found-despite-evidence-he-sent-them/ -
#Instagram Removes #EndToEndEncryption From #DirectMessages, Giving #Meta Access to Chat Content
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#Instagram Removes #EndToEndEncryption From #DirectMessages, Giving #Meta Access to Chat Content
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Instagram Pulls Privacy Feature: Direct Messages Now Open for Scanning
Instagram DMs are now open for scanning by Meta after end-to-end encryption was removed today, May 8, 2026. Users' private chats are no longer fully private.
#InstagramUpdate, #PrivacyNews, #Meta, #DirectMessages, #Encryption
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-scans-dms-after-removing-privacy-feature/
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Instagram Pulls Privacy Feature: Direct Messages Now Open for Scanning
Instagram DMs are now open for scanning by Meta after end-to-end encryption was removed today, May 8, 2026. Users' private chats are no longer fully private.
#InstagramUpdate, #PrivacyNews, #Meta, #DirectMessages, #Encryption
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-scans-dms-after-removing-privacy-feature/
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Instagram has removed its privacy feature for direct messages. This means private chats can now be scanned by Meta, unlike before.
#InstagramUpdate, #PrivacyNews, #Meta, #DirectMessages, #Encryption
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Instagram has removed its privacy feature for direct messages. This means private chats can now be scanned by Meta, unlike before.
#InstagramUpdate, #PrivacyNews, #Meta, #DirectMessages, #Encryption
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-scans-dms-after-removing-privacy-feature/ -
The next Loops web/app release will contain:
- Comment media (image/gifv)
- Curated Onboarding
- Direct Messages
- Push Notifications
- Starter KitsYou will be able to share videos to your most recent DM conversations easily, with multi-participant support (aka groupchats)
One more thing, Kickstarter backers and early loops.video users will be invited to the Sup early alpha after this release!
#Loops #DirectMessages #PushNotifications #StarterKits #CuratedOnboarding
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The next Loops web/app release will contain:
- Comment media (image/gifv)
- Curated Onboarding
- Direct Messages
- Push Notifications
- Starter KitsYou will be able to share videos to your most recent DM conversations easily, with multi-participant support (aka groupchats)
One more thing, Kickstarter backers and early loops.video users will be invited to the Sup early alpha after this release!
#Loops #DirectMessages #PushNotifications #StarterKits #CuratedOnboarding
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#Instagram will #discontinue #endtoendencryption for #directmessages after 8 May 2026, allowing Meta to access private messages. The change, which will likely raise #privacy concerns, may be linked to efforts to combat illegal material on the platform. https://www.androidpolice.com/instagram-is-getting-rid-of-end-to-end-encryption-for-dms/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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#Instagram will #discontinue #endtoendencryption for #directmessages after 8 May 2026, allowing Meta to access private messages. The change, which will likely raise #privacy concerns, may be linked to efforts to combat illegal material on the platform. https://www.androidpolice.com/instagram-is-getting-rid-of-end-to-end-encryption-for-dms/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Roadmap 2026 — Charting the stars of the open social web
The 2026 roadmap focuses on making WordPress easier to discover and interact with across the Fediverse. Key areas include better search and recommendations through FASP support, Starter Packs to help users find communities, a more interactive Reader with reactions and replies, direct messages, and client-to-server APIs. Alongside these, we’ll continue improving interoperability, long-form publishing, and overall federation features.https://activitypub.blog/2026/02/11/roadmap-2026-charting-the-stars-of-the-open-social-web/
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Roadmap 2026 — Charting the stars of the open social web
The 2026 roadmap focuses on making WordPress easier to discover and interact with across the Fediverse. Key areas include better search and recommendations through FASP support, Starter Packs to help users find communities, a more interactive Reader with reactions and replies, direct messages, and client-to-server APIs. Alongside these, we’ll continue improving interoperability, long-form publishing, and overall federation features.https://activitypub.blog/2026/02/11/roadmap-2026-charting-the-stars-of-the-open-social-web/
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Mashable: TikTok says it’s ‘investigating’ its Epstein problem . “TikTok claims it isn’t deliberately censoring the name ‘Epstein’ in direct messages, but says it’s investigating a bug that stops some DMs that include the name from being sent.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/29/mashable-tiktok-says-its-investigating-its-epstein-problem/ -
Mashable: TikTok says it’s ‘investigating’ its Epstein problem . “TikTok claims it isn’t deliberately censoring the name ‘Epstein’ in direct messages, but says it’s investigating a bug that stops some DMs that include the name from being sent.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/29/mashable-tiktok-says-its-investigating-its-epstein-problem/ -
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Tubefilter: YouTube responds to “top feature request” by testing direct messages. “In Ireland and Poland, users above the age of 18 now have the ability to ‘share videos you love…and have conversations about them directly on the YouTube mobile app.'”
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Tubefilter: YouTube responds to “top feature request” by testing direct messages. “In Ireland and Poland, users above the age of 18 now have the ability to ‘share videos you love…and have conversations about them directly on the YouTube mobile app.'”
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Three thoughts I want to share about the idea of #encryption on #DirectMessages in #ActivityPub.
The concept of microblogging, what this was all built for, is inherently public. You make an account on these sites because you want to be able to say things in public. While direct messages and followers only messages are extremely useful, and definitely worth having, they are something of a deviation from the central purpose here, and I worry that there is a false sense of privacy there. This may be worsened by adding encryption, as people may think encryption guarantees security. Only strong encryption run by the users themselves could guarantee security.
Conversely, there are people who use these services for journalism, government dissent, private transactions, and other things that require some security. Encryption would further protect these people in ways they might not be able to.
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