Twitter's new policies and restrictions have not been very popular with most users, so much so that many have already left the social media site and signed up on alternatives. The microblogging platform is correcting some of its settings, including where direct messages end up depending on the sender.
New DM Settings
Twitter has implemented a change in the DM system, wherein unwanted or spam messages will be directed to Message Requests instead of landing in the primary inbox. Initially, users can receive messages from anyone if they chose that option through Twitter's settings.
Direct messages from verified accounts (Twitter Blue subscribers or legacy verified accounts before) used to automatically appear in the main inbox if users picked the option of receiving messages specifically from verified users as well.
With the recent changes, only messages from the people Twitter users follow will appear in the main inbox while all others, including verified accounts that you don't follow, will land on the Message Request inbox to avoid spam, as mentioned in Tech Crunch.
If a user previously had permissions set to allow message requests from everyone will migrate to the new setting. The changes are reversible, which means that a user can change the setting back at any time, which might be important for business accounts.
This is yet another flaw that comes with verification being paid for. The credibility of the checkmark has been tainted since anyone with a few dollars to spare monthly can get the coveted verification badge.
Even with the new paid verification system, Twitter's bot and spam problem has not yet been solved. Reports say that the amount of spam and bot activity is still the same despite Musk's takeover and claims that he has eliminated 90% of scams and spam.
More Fires to Put Out
The change in the DM system, whether it's perceived as good or bad by Twitter users, is just one change among the plethora of issues that Twitter has to solve. For instance, there is still a limitation on the number of posts a user can view in a day.
Musk stated that the restriction was a way for Twitter to stop AI companies from scraping Twitter data to train their AI systems. Although it was said that the limitation was temporary, the company has not disclosed when it will be removed.
The only upside to the Twitter Blue subscription is that users can now share some of the ad revenue profits with Twitter. It was announced by the Twitter owner that creators will earn from the ads that are posted in the tweet replies.
However, that only applies to people who reach certain metrics, such as reaching five million impressions in three months. That means that only verified users with that much engagement would be eligible for earning as creators through the platform's ad revenue.
Most Twitter Blue subscribers won't be able to earn from the subscription, and on top of that, they will also be included in the read limit that was set by the company with 8,000 posts per day.
