this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2025
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can I send a PM to someone on mastodon, public or private?

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[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Tbh, I had to find the way to do so myself just now but:

  1. Search for the user using their full mastadon ~~address~~ handle via lemmy search function
  2. Open their profile and press "send message".

 

Video example.

[–] glitching@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

thank you, very thorough. are them messages public somewhere, on my or their profile or whathaveyou?

[–] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The Lemmy UI doesn’t allow you to see others’ private messages, no, but you shouldn’t consider them to be private. It’s possible for instance admins to read them, and in the past there’s been exploits allowing anyone to read them. If you need more private messaging, use Matrix instead.