Slack launched his private message function for anyone on Wednesday and immediately faced side effects.
The whole picture: The company now says it is eliminating the possibility of including a message with a login request to prevent harassment and abuse.
Background: “Slack Connect” allows you to send direct messages to anyone using the platform – even if you don’t work for the same company (although you need their email address to apply).
- The initial release left many users wondering what the bumpers are to protect them from unwanted messages and abuse, with some quickly finding ways to send unpleasant communications with this feature.
What are they saying: “Following the launch of DM Slack Connect DM this morning, we have received valuable feedback from our users on how email invitations to use this feature could be used to send abusive or harassing messages,” said Jonathan Prince , Slack’s vice president of communications and politics. a declaration.
- “We are taking immediate action to prevent this type of abuse, starting today with the elimination of the ability to personalize a message when a user invites someone to Slack Connect DM.”