# Technique T0153.007: Direct Messaging

* **Summary**: Many online platforms allow users to contact other platform users via Direct Messaging; private messaging which can be initiated by a user with other platform users.<br><br>Examples include messaging on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal; direct messages (DMs) on Facebook or Instagram.<br><br>Some platforms’ Direct Messaging capabilities provide users with Encrypted Communication.

* **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA07


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