Substack now has direct messages on its platform

The corporate introduced at present that Substack writers and readers can now ship non-public one-on-one direct messages to others on the platform. The extremely requested function works equally to DMs discovered on social networking apps like X and Instagram, though it’s elective and might be disabled.

Similar to you possibly can with X or Fb, customers can begin a message instantly from an creator or reader's profile web page. You may also begin a message by means of the Chat tab of the web site or app. Moreover, writers have the choice so as to add a “Ship Message” button to a submit or word. Substack will then notify recipients through the app or e mail.

Solely readers and writers you're linked with can ship messages on to your inbox. Different messages will merely fall into the “Requests” folder, the place you possibly can select to just accept or decline the message. Creators also can select to restrict DM requests to paid or founding members.