Twitter Enables Setting To Let Anyone Send You A Direct Message

Twitter new feature will now let anyone send you a direct message – not just the people you’re following.

This is a major fix for Twitter which until now has only allowed people who follow each other to exchange messages.

According to a Twitter spokesman, the new feature is turned off by default but can be switched on in the settings menu.

Users can also send direct messages – known as DMs – to people who follow them, even if they do not follow them back and have not turned on the feature in the settings menu.

A Twitter spokesman said: “We hope these changes help you connect more easily, and directly, on Twitter with the people, causes and businesses you care about most.”

According to SkyNews, the new Twitter feature will be particularly useful to celebrities and large companies who can now respond to people privately without having established a connection beforehand.