Slack on Wednesday launched his private message function for anyone and immediately faced the reaction.
The big picture: Now the company says it eliminates the possibility of including a message with a connection request to prevent harassment and abuse.
Background: “Slack Connect” allows you to request the sending of direct messages to anyone using the platform, even if you do not work for the same company (although you need their email address for the request).
- The initial release left many users wondering what railings existed to protect them from unwanted messages and abuse, and some quickly find ways to send nasty communications with the feature.
What they say: “After deploying Slack Connect DMs this morning, we received valuable feedback from our users on how email invitations to use the feature could be used to send abusive or harassing messages,” said Jonathan Prince, vice president of communications and policy for Slack. a statement.
- “We are taking immediate steps 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.”