Twitter Adds a New Feature to its Mobile Apps That Will Filter Direct Messages From Unknown Followers

Staff Writer May 31, 2017

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Twitter DMs receive a new update that will filter DMs from unknown followers and people you don't know. The update is still available for Twitter app users and will soon come to the Twitter website. (Photo Credit: TheNextWeb)

Direct Messages (DMs) you receive from people you do not know or followers will now be contained in Requests in the new Messages tab inbox in Twitter on iOS, Android app which will soon be available on Twitter Website, in a new update the US-based Micro-blogging firm is rolling out.

“The new DM review inbox function works for anyone who’s turned on the setting that allows receipt of messages from people they don’t follow and will let you choose to either ‘Delete’ or ‘Accept’ inbound messages,” TechCrunch reports.

The sender will not know whether or not receiver has seen their message until you hit accept.

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source: TechCrunch and TimesOfIndia