Article 6M9QA Wattpad has a community problem, so it’s killing DMs

Wattpad has a community problem, so it’s killing DMs

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Jess Weatherbed
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Wattpad_hed_hero.0.jpg Wattpad says DMs will be shut down on May 6th, alongside the deletion of all existing messages. | Image: Wattpad

Community publishing platform Wattpad is removing the ability for users to send each other direct messages, claiming that the feature has only been relevant to a small percentage" of its global user base. Users will retain access to their DMs until May 6th, after which all existing messages will be deleted and the feature will no longer be available, according to Wattpad's help center.

Wattpad is instead encouraging its users to communicate via the public commenting feature on stories or the conversation section of profile pages. There is currently no means for users to download their existing DMs, and Wattpad says that it's unable to retrieve such data. The feature will still exist in a limited capacity solely for Wattpad to...

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