Meta's Threads is finally letting you slide into DMs. Users can now send each other private messages right on the platform, a feature that has taken nearly two years to arrive. Threads launched in 2023 as a fast follow-up to Elon Musk's chaotic Twitter takeover and copied nearly every feature from its rival except,

Threads finally has DMs. You can now start messaging your followers on the platform right now, though the experience is very limited.

At launch, Threads DMs will support one-on-one chats, preset emoji reactions, the ability to report spam, and mute DMs (as on Instagram). Other features, like group messaging, inbox filters, and more advanced message controls,