1. Off by default would be best for safety. 2. Follows only by default would be okay for me personally - used to that from Twitter. 3. All by default is absolutely unacceptable. Thanks for asking!

i do not have an issue with follows only but can see why some would prefer off tbh

2 seems sensible to me, though I'd defer to anyone who had awful experiences who feels strongly that 1 is the only way

Follows only

Follows only

Given they're plain text apparently I'd say off by default, with a confirmation/warning about the lack of encryption once you select either of the other options.

Default should be off.

1. off With a prompt the first time someone loads the updated app, to let them opt in or bail out right away.

1 or 2

OFF by default…not even friends! You should NEVER turn on a new feature with any level of automatically being opted in. If they want friends to DM them, they can go turn that on…otherwise it’s open season until people can change their settings/follows.

1 default Turning it on sets it to 2 If anybody needs to DM that's not a follow they'll just ask on the replies, no different than when companies did it for PR/Sweepstakes.

What did they default to on Twitter?

Off. It’s the safest option.

Off

Off

Follows only

2 makes sense to me I guess, though I never had a problem with DM spam personally, so probably for some people 1 will make more sense, but dunno (3 obv. not)

1 or 2

Follows only is a good default, and off is also good. "All" would be terrible.

Default should be off. I have never wanted to receive a DM, but others can have them if they want.

My vote goes to 1. Default : Off.

2. Follows only would be the best default I’d also like to see a blacklist/whitelist option. There are situations where you follow someone who you don’t want in your DM’s

Off. Off until a user chooses to enable them.

The one on ‘The Other Place’ that was the safest for me was DMs only from followers that I also follow.

Follows only. It best balances the harassment risk of people being weird in the DMs against the risks of having conversations in public that are better off private

2 - You're vetting your own pool of possible contacts by following them, imo

Off

2

Follows but don't remove the block button.

Follows only

Follows even

I lean towards 2

follows only

I vote "Follows Only" (I also vote for a polls function later down the road too 🤣)

Follows only

2. Follows/Mutuals Only

2 by default. That way it's easy to follow and unfollow people you do/don't want to hear from.

2 > 1 >>>>>>>>>>>> 3

2

2

2

Off

2

amazing. 2.

No DMs from randos is a sensible default.

Follows only.

Off

I feel like 2 is probably the answer. Since my follower count is low I don't have much of a preference.

Off by default.

Follows only is fair, I think. Off or On are entirely too black and white for default, but having it only be follows works for people who just want to talk to their friends. Y'know- the average user.

2 1 3

2. I reckon defaulting to followers only is most in line with the BlueSky vibe?

Default will apply to most, so Follows Only seems like the best option. Doesn't expose people to too much unintended spam potentially, but doesn't leave DMs disabled for most of the user base who don't change the setting.

follows only

1. Anything else is gonna lead to a lot of spam. Also I don’t need ore want another inbox to be checking for people trying to reach me

Default should be Off. Opting in makes it the user’s choice to open their privacy. Which makes for a far better experience.

Off

Follows only

1. off Free and open messaging already exists, so opening DMs at your own discretion is a better balance.

2, but also nag people a bit to decide starting a few weeks before DMs go live

1 and 2

1

Whatever the cohort of users who might actually use dms want. I only really hear big accounts talk about wanting them so maybe it’s them. Big accounts seem To have have very different needs than most users. I will probably never use dms. I don’t need block or mute, but big accounts love it.

Followers

I'd prefer default on.

3

Moots

Probably 3 but with personal account options to turn off or limit DM's.

1.

Follows only, but with some kind of push/popup notification when the feature goes live so that people can disable it immediately if they wish to do so.

Off for sure.

Off by default, with the options to switch to all/follows/mutuals

I like follows

2

Follows Only, unless the user checks "open to all"...Randos sliding into DMs are a serious issue on other social media sites.

follows only

Definitely not all. If one wants to take the risks of opening up DMs from strangers that's their decision to make and should not be made ootb. Only from who *you* follow seems fine. This choice probably needs review from safety experts. We should very much protect users from harassment by default.

Defaulting to the safest setting for new users would be the best choice to help prevent abuse, and so I would say off.