Twitter is adding a new DM button to tweets so you’ll chat privately

Twitter is adding another button to tweets, but it’s doing so to encourage you to use the Direct Message feature instead of tagging other users. In the iOS and Android Twitter apps, a new DM button will appear below tweets in your timeline, right next to the ‘favorite’ heart. When pressed, you can share that tweet directly to another user via DM. The functionality of sharing tweets via DM has been around for some time — this button just makes it easier. The old method ca