Twitter is trying to fix the verified DM spam problem it created | Engadget

Twitter is trying to fix the verified DM spam problem it created

Starting as soon as July 14th, we’re adding a new messages setting that should help reduce the number of spam messages in DMs.

With the new setting enabled, messages from users who you follow will arrive in your primary inbox, and messages from verified users who you don’t follow…In a post announcing the latest change, Twitter’s support account seemed to acknowledge the prevalence of spammy DMs from verified accounts. “We’re adding a new messages setting that should help reduce the number of spam messages in DMs,” it wrote.

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