Instagram Threads launched what the company said was its most-requested feature to date: direct messages, also known as DMs.

Threads now lets users send private messages as Meta pushes the app to stand alone from Instagram and take on rivals like X ...

To start a conversation, users can open a profile on Threads and tap the message icon to send a DM. Messaging is currently ...

Alongside DMs a new feature called Threads Highlighter is being rolled out. This feature will, as its name suggests, ...