Substack has direct messages now<p><a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/tag/substack/">Substack[/url] newsletter writers and readers can now send direct messages to each other. The <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://on.substack.com/p/direct-messaging-on-substack">company says[/url] this was a highly requested feature and it adds to the platform's slate of social networking tools.</p>
<p>You'll find DMs in the <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/substack-chat-feature-ios-174541450.html">Chat tab[/url] on the app and website. You can start a private conversation from that tab, someone's profile page or by selecting the Share option on a note or post. When you get a DM, Substack will let you know in the app and by email.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>By default, DMs from people you're connected to will land in your inbox and those from others will drop into a Requests folder. Writers can restrict incoming DM requests to paid or founding subscribers. Free subscribers who try to message you will then see a prompt to become a paid subscriber. Writers can include a "send a message" button on their posts if they wish.</p>
<p>If you've blocked or banned someone, they won't be able to send you a DM. You can also turn off DMs entirely by disabling message requests in your settings. If you receive a message that breaks Substack's rules, you can report it. </p>
<p>Substack has added a number of social networking features over the last year or so, such as the <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/substacks-twitter-esque-notes-feature-has-officially-launched-172646913.html">X-like Notes function[/url] for short-form posts. It also last week <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="
https://on.substack.com/p/substacks-recommendations-network">updated a system[/url] that allows writers to recommend other scribes to readers.</p>
<p>The platform came under fire last month over its handling of pro-Nazi content. It <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/substack-removes-five-pro-nazi-newsletters-but-says-its-rules-arent-changing-005815459.html">removed five newsletters[/url] that promoted white nationalist and Nazi views. However, some prominent newsletter writers left Substack in protest over its approach to content moderation.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Substack has direct messages now
