Unverified Twitter Users Restricted in Number of Direct Messages They Can Send
Twitter has once again made its platform less user-friendly for those who opt not to subscribe to the Blue service. The company recently revealed its plans to introduce a new regulation that restricts the number of direct messages unverified accounts can send each day. Twitter explained in a tweet that this alteration is aimed at curbing the increasing amount of spam in direct messages.
On July 14, the website added a new message setting that sends DMs to the primary mailbox of accounts people follow, and DMs from verified users they don’t follow to the message request mailbox. Twitter reported that the number of spam messages dropped by 70 percent a week after the new regulation was published. Before that, the site restricted sending DMs to people who don’t follow them to Blue subscribers only.
While Twitter said the upcoming change is meant to reduce DM spam, it’s yet another move to not-so-subtly push unverified subscribers to pay for a Blue membership. In fact, the website’s notice for it specifically tells people to “subscribe today for more posts” and includes a link to the subscription page. Twitter has also previously set a strict limit on how many tweets a user can see per day, with unverified accounts limited to 600 posts.
We’ll soon be implementing some changes in our effort to reduce spam in Direct Messages. Unverified accounts will have daily limits on the number of DMs they can send. Subscribe today to send more messages: https://t.co/0CI4NTRw75
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 21, 2023
Elon Musk tweeted this month that Twitter is suffering from continued negative cash flow as its ad revenue has dropped by 50 percent. Even if the joining money doesn’t replace it, it’s still money in the company’s pocket.
