Why do you slide into someone's DMs?

Why'd You Push That Button?

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Society & Culture, Arts, Technology, Design

4.4 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In 2019, what's really going down in people's Instagram and Twitter direct messages? How has the behavior and usage changed over the past few years? Kaitlyn Tiffany and Ashley Carman interview people who found love in the DMs and others who didn't. Later, the director of product management at Instagram reveals why people use DMs, and how Instagram makes it easier for users to slide into them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	What's happening in your DMs?
1:02.0	Yeah, DM slides.
1:04.0	So my Twitter DMs are just for like practical purposes.
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