Overview

• Meta is rolling out native direct messaging on Threads to let users send and receive DMs without switching to Instagram
• The feature is limited to Hong Kong, Thailand, and Argentina in this initial test phase
• Threads messages will not be encrypted during the trial according to Meta
• The social app has grown to over 350 million monthly active users since its 2023 launch
• Meta plans to roll out the feature to the US and other markets as soon as possible