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October 18, 2013 12:53 am GMT

Twitter Glitch Prevents Sending Some DMs With Links

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Some Twitter users have been unable to send direct messages containing links, according to multiple reports.

The issue, which was first reported on Wednesday night, comes a few days after the social network rolled out a new option that lets you send direct messages to anyone, even those not following you. This new feature led to speculation that Twitter was blocking links in direct messages to stop spam spread via URLs contained in direct messages, perhaps by hacked accounts.

See also: How Twitter’s New DM Will Impact Brand Marketing

On Thursday, Twitter posted a note on its direct message help page, stating that the glitch was due to technical issues. Read more...

More about Twitter, Spam, Social Media, Social Spam, and Direct Messages

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