Twitter pulled down its recently-added feature that let Twitter users send direct messages (DM) to anyone, even those who are not o your followers list.
Twitter, one of the leading social networking sites in the world, has pulled down one of the most recent changes made on its site that allowed users to send direct messages (DM) to anyone, even if the person is not a follower. The social network silently rolled out the feature last month, but the option that appeared via "Account" under settings is no longer available.
Twitter did not officially launch its DM feature to all its users, but was only testing it out for a wider audience. Pulling down the feature suddenly suggests the change was not quite successful.
One user's query about the removal of "DM anyone" option was directed to a blog post from September that explains experiments that take place at Twitter.
I asked Twitter why the "accept DMs from anyone" feature is gone, and all I got was a link to this post: https://t.co/HMfDnHiEn6
- Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) November 18, 2013
"We also experiment with features that may never be released to everyone who uses Twitter," Twitter said in the blog post in September. "Those experiments are perhaps even more valuable because they help us decide what not to do -- which is important as we work to keep Twitter simple while improving the user experience. Ultimately, our goal is to learn and keep making the product better; we aren't necessarily looking to launch all of the experiments we roll out."
Well, that explains it all Twitter. But pulling off the feature to enhance it further or modify it for better use is also a possibility. The move also coincides with rumors that Twitter is readying a standalone DM app. Considering all possibilities, we will have to wait to find out what's next in Twitter's timetable.
