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DMs have finally arrived on Threads. No, they're not encrypted.

Private messaging makes its way to Threads, after two years and user requests.

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, arguably, the most important one: direct messages. In April, the app hit 350 million monthly active users, a notable milestone for a platform that was met with early skepticism as just another Twitter clone. The global rollout of DMs follows several weeks of testing in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Argentina, where Smith said usage outperformed expectations and was more in line with a "mature social app" than a new one.

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