Sage 🏳️‍⚧️: emphatically throwing my two-cents in for the default of dms being "from accounts you follow" ☺️

What's next for Bluesky? We're working on some of your most requested features: DMs, video, improved Custom Feeds, better anti-harassment features, and a new login tool called "OAuth" Check out the roadmap here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Product Roadmap - Blueskybsky.social What’s coming next? Over the next few months, we’ll be introducing some long-requested features.

Can DM be made selective, so you can choose who can DM you?

Yes! We'll start with 3 things you can choose from: off, people you follow, or anyone

And the default will be people you follow, is that correct?

We've been discussing this and I don't want to talk out of turn, but of the 3 options do folks generally feel that would be the best default?

emphatically throwing my two-cents in for the default of dms being "from accounts you follow" ☺️

I agree that that default would be ideal for many reasons. It's how most people would use DMs; it'll also prevent ugly surprises for big accounts, and for anyone who's been off the platform for a while who suddenly comes back after DMs launch.

From accounts you follow with request option from accounts you don't follow. If it's a brand new account there needs to be a hold somehow to prevent spam.

Echoed.

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