Disabled private messages

[SharonEllis]

Are pms disabled for everyone, or just me? Anyone know why?

I didn't know the pm function was so popular. I think I've only intentionally used it once and don't need it or want it.

Hi everyone - as you've noticed, PMs are still off. We are very much hoping they'll be back early next week and will post to let you know. We have added some measures that block links like this being sent, but we're doing a few more checks to ensure it's all working as it should. This is certainly an occasion where we'd prefer to err on the side of caution.

Thanks also for your other suggestions - we will discuss all points raised.

Aargh I'm dying to PM someone about something

Me too!

And me 🦋

Thanks for update @BeckyAMumsnet

Yep me too, I was mid convo when it was disabled

argh me too!

And me!
I am hoping that I will still be able to send links to Google photos in my PMs? How else am I going to find out what is wrong with my plants/share screen shots and other stuff.....?

And me please...

@unexpecteddrivinginstructor missing being able to PM you!

@BeckyAMumsnet I hope so! I'm hoping to send someone some names of medical contact which I don't want to make public.

Yes will hopefully catch up soon.

I want to read one of my old PMs. It had a link to something important (government admin) that I need to do for my kids!

Any news please? @BeckyAMumsnet

I didnt realise how much I'd miss pms until they'd gone !

But I would much rather they were disabled until mn have gone through everything with a very fine tooth comb to ensure it doesn't happen again.

Is there an update (date?) on the PM's being reinstated?

How could they stop links being sent in PMs though? Is there a way to do that?

I think the suggestion of having to make so many public posts before being able to use PMs is a really good one, and may weed out all but the most determined troublemakers.

Maybe DO NOT OPEN LINKS!

@AnneKipankitoo i think in some instances for example photos they were loading automatically hence so many people being impacted

I only open links in PMs if they're from people I've known and communicated with on here for several months or years - or from someone who has an established posting history that I've checked out first. If they've regularly contributed to threads on topics such as holidays, gardening, parking, neighbour disputes, parenting or suchlike, then I'd generally regard the link as safe to open.

Did they open without clicking on links @Canipickmyselfup ?

Not in PMs, the affected poster opened a link. You can’t send photos via PM.

I thought that was why private messaging was disabled.

Because someone was sending links to child abuse photos via PM, not that they were sending photos.