Threads is getting native DMs as Meta reverses course<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>It took long enough, but Meta has finally admitted what Threads users have been saying from day one: the platform needs its own direct messaging system. Not something tied to Instagram, not a redirect, just DMs, right where the conversations are happening.</p>
<p>And now, that’s exactly what they’re finally getting.</p>
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Threads is getting native DMs as Meta reverses course