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Social Messaging: Why DMs Are the New Battleground for Social Media


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In this episode of ON MESSAGE, MEF CEO Dario Betti looks back at 2025, the year social media turned into social messaging. He explains why platforms like X, Threads, Instagram and TikTok are pouring resources into DMs, how younger users are shifting from public posts to private chats, and what this “private‑first” world means for platforms, brands and the mobile ecosystem.


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