Overview

• Substack introduces direct messaging (DMs), allowing users to have private conversations and share posts within the platform.
• The new Chat tab on Substack's app and website houses DMs, with a Requests folder for messages from unconnected users.
• DMs can be disabled, and writers have the option to limit message requests to paid subscribers.
• Substack's addition of DMs aims to enhance community building and writer-reader engagement.
• The launch follows controversies around content moderation and the platform's stance on not banning Nazi newsletters.