<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Users, primarily women, are upset about Instagram Threads adding direct messages (DMs) and are calling for an opt-out option due to harassment concerns.</li><li>Despite DMs being a common feature on social platforms, some Threads users preferred the absence of this feature.</li><li>Concerns raised include potential harassment, flooded inboxes with bots/spam, and the lack of a way to disable the DM feature.</li><li>Meta's incorporation of DMs tied to followers has been criticized as it limits user control over who can reach them on the platform, leading to user backlash over the feature addition.</li></ul>

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