
Elon Musk’s X is developing a feature to block direct messages separately from account blocking. Musk states this decouples DMs from public posting, allowing messaging-only use. The change could be a step towards X becoming a robust messaging app, with Musk previously mentioning ambitions to “superset Signal”. X recently added other DM features like message editing. Analysts suggest this could alter user interactions on the platform. X has not responded to comment requests since Musk’s acquisition.