YouTube tests direct messaging. Here’s how it works. – Mashable

Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Elon Musk’s X – all these sites allow users to privately chat with other users right inside the platform. Almost every major social media platform has a direct message feature. Well, almost every major social media platform except for YouTube. That looks like it may soon change though. According to a post from a YouTube employee on a Google support thread, YouTube is currently testing a new way to “share videos” through direct messages on the platform through the mobile app. YouTube says in the post that this has been a “top feature request.” “We’re experimenting with a new feature that makes it easy for you to share videos you love (long-form, Shorts and live streams) and have conversations about them directly on the YouTube mobile app,” reads the YouTube post. “By messaging on YouTube, you accept that messages may be reviewed to ensure they follow our Community Guidelines. Community Guidelines apply to all content on YouTube, including on-platform video shares and messages.” Mashable Light Speed As mentioned in its statement, YouTube will uphold its moderation policies for content sent via direct message as it would with public content, and will review flagged material.  How YouTube direct
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