Twitter Updates DM Settings to Reduce Spam Messages and Restricts Non-Blue Accounts

Twitter has changed the default settings for direct messages (DMs), blocking non-Twitter Blue subscribers from messaging users with open DMs. This change is part of Twitter's promotion of its paid subscription program, Twitter Blue. Users now have three options for DM settings: receiving messages from everyone, only from users they follow, or only from verified users and users they follow. The new setting prompts non-followers and non-verified users to subscribe to Twitter Blue in order to message a user. Users can change their DM settings back to their preferred option by accessing the DM settings page and selecting the desired setting.