# Meta AI direct messages now available to all Threads users worldwide

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/all-threads-users-can-now-dm-meta-ai/
- Published: 2026-07-27T16:57:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-27T23:02:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2223799/all-threads-users-can-now-dm-meta-ai/
- Topics: AI, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Meta AI DMs now live for all Threads users globally
- Users can share posts, images, links for one-on-one AI chat
- Public feed test stays limited to five countries; no block option

## Summary

Meta has completed the rollout of the ability for all Threads users worldwide to send direct messages to Meta AI, expanding a feature it first tested publicly on Threads' main feed in May 2026. The company says the change responds to user feedback requesting more private, contextual interactions with the AI without needing to share conversations publicly, bringing Threads into line with similar DM features already available on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Within DMs, users can share Threads posts, images, links or videos with Meta AI, ask follow-up questions and explore topics in more depth one-on-one. Meta AI's presence in the public Threads feed remains a limited test confined to five countries — Argentina, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Singapore — where users can view and tag its posts using @meta.ai; they can mark themselves "not interested" or mute its replies, but there remains no option to block the account outright.

## Coverage

- [Engadget: Meta AI direct messages now available to all Threads users worldwide](https://www.engadget.com/2223799/all-threads-users-can-now-dm-meta-ai/)
- [TechCrunch: Threads users can now chat with Meta AI in their DMs](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/threads-users-can-now-chat-with-meta-ai-in-their-dms/)

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