{"id":1918,"date":"2026-06-11T10:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2026-06-11T10:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:14:35","slug":"youtube-brings-back-private-messaging-feature-availability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=1918","title":{"rendered":"YouTube is introducing DMs (again)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">YouTube is reintroducing private messaging after testing new ways for users to share videos and \u201chave conversations about them\u201d last year. In <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.youtube\/news-and-events\/youtube-in-app-video-sharing-messaging\/\">an announcement on its official blog<\/a>, YouTube says it\u2019s now starting to expand the in-app video sharing and messaging feature to users in the US and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/16650958?hl=en&amp;co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#feature_availability&amp;zippy=%2Cinvite-others-to-share-content-accept-invites\">other global regions<\/a>\u201d who are 18 or older.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">There are some differences with the new messaging system, however: YouTube users are required to verify their age before accessing the feature, and can only talk with a person after sending them an invitation link via third-party messaging platforms. The chat feature can be accessed by tapping the \u201cMessages\u201d icon at the top right of the YouTube app, which will then provide an invitation link. The way this system is set up suggests that it\u2019s trying to keep you chatting with people you already know, instead of encouraging conversations between random YouTube users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cOur community loves to share videos with their friends and family, and we want them to be able to do it in one place,\u201d YouTube said in the announcement. \u201cWhether it\u2019s a new music video, a helpful tutorial, or a funny Short, this update will give users a new way to share right where they\u2019re watching.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">YouTube says its community guidelines will apply to all shared content and messages that are exchanged using the feature and that it\u2019s looking to expand \u201ceven further soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/streaming\/948256\/youtube-brings-back-private-messaging-feature-availability\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube is reintroducing private messaging after testing new ways for users to share videos and \u201chave conversations about them\u201d last year. 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