Twitter/X announces DMs are being replaced with 'XChat'
By Tyler Reed

What can be said about social media that hasn't already been said? The sites where we appear to be "social" are the beautiful applications where we let our brains rot.
Twitter was long known as the place where everyone met to discuss, or complain, about everything going on in pop culture.
Then, Tesla owner Elon Musk decided to purchase the site, which created drastic changes for users, including the rise of more bots.
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Now, it appears the site, now known as 'X', will be moving forward with another change that will surely be okay with all of its users.
Twitter/X announced that DMs will be removed soon
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) April 16, 2025
It will likely be replaced with ‘XChat’ pic.twitter.com/hLsMsD9rng
According to Dexerto, a member of the software engineer team at X, Zach Warunek, recently tweeted that the direct message feature on the app will soon be gone.
X CHAT will replace DMs! https://t.co/4p7Fh69tPH
— Nima Owji (@nima_owji) April 16, 2025
It appears the feature will be replaced by something known as X Chat, which, to me, sounds like a Squilliam Fancyson way to say direct messaging.
Using social media is a part of my everyday life. Do I hate it? Yes. Will I stop using it anytime soon? Absolutely not.
The news that the way we direct message on the bird app is going to stir up more nonsense from those who are not fans of Musk. However, we all will still be using the brain-draining app no matter what.
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