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Yep, Twitter now has a hidden message inbox where messages from people you don't follow go. HomeNewsThereisnowahiddenmessageinboxonTwitter,andhere'showitworksThereisnowahiddenmessageinboxonTwitter,andhere'showitworksJillLaytonUpdatedMay30,2017@1:31pmAdvertisementFBTweetMorePinterestEmailSendTextMessagePrintTwitterinboxoniPhoneCredit:ShutterstockRememberthatmomentwhenyoudiscoveredthatFacebookhasavaultofhiddenmessagesinyourinbox?AndthemomentwhenthatalsohappenedwithInstagrammessages?Youmayormaynothavefoundloadsofunseenmessages.Eitherway,itwasafeatureyoudidn’tknowexisteduntilyou…well,knewitexisted.Déjàvu—becauseanotheroneofthosemomentsisabouttohappenagain,onlythistimewithTwitter.Yep,Twitternowhasahiddenmessageinboxwheremessagesfrompeopleyoudon’tfollowgo.AccordingtoTwittersupport,ifyouhavethe“receivemessagesfromanyone”settingenabled,messagessentfrompeopleyoudon’tfollowwillappearasrequestsinthemessagetab.Ifpeopleyoudon’tfollowaddyoutoanewgroupconversation,that’llalsoshowupintherequestssection.Here’showitworks:Whenyoulookattheconversationrequest,you’llbeaskedtoeitherdeleteoracceptthemessage.Obviouslyifyoudeleteit,it’llgoawayforever(butthatpersoncancontinuesendingyourequestsunlessyoublocktheaccountorreporttheconversation).Ifyouacceptit,you’llbeabletoengagewiththeperson.Don’tworrythough,youcanbesneakyaboutit.Noonewillknowyou’veseenthemessageuntilyouaccepttherequest.Soit’sbasicallythesamehiddenmessagesituationasFacebookandInstagram—meaningyouhavetoworkalittlehardertofindmessagesfromstrangers.There’sonemorefeatureworthnoting:Beforeyouacceptanymessages,allmediawillbehidden.Soifsomeonesendsyousomethinggrossoroffensive,youwon’tseeitunlessyouchooseto.Butifyou’recurious,butdon’twanttocommittoacceptingthemessage,youcanstillviewthehiddenmediabyclicking“viewmedia.”Sothereyouhaveit.Anotherday,anotherhiddenmessageinboxdiscovery.ClosethisdialogwindowShare&More©CopyrightHelloGiggles.Allrightsreserved.Printedfromhttps://hellogiggles.comClosethisdialogwindowViewimageThereisnowahiddenmessageinboxonTwitter,andhere'showitworksthislinkistoanexternalsitethatmayormaynotmeetaccessibilityguidelines.