Twitter Allowing Direct Messaging to All Users

Twitter said it’s changing its direct message functionality “so that it’s even easier for you to communicate one-to-one or with a chosen group of people, anywhere in the world.” Twitter users are now able to opt to receive direct messages from all Twitter users instead of just people who follow a particular account, Senior Software Engineer Nhu Vuong said in a Monday blog post. Twitter is also updating its messaging rules to allow users to reply to anyone who sends the user a direct message, and is adding a direct message button on Twitter profile pages accessed via Android and iPhone, Vuong said.