SPOTIFY LAUNCHES A MESSAGING FEATURE IN A BID TO BECOME MORE SOCIAL

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Spotify is adding in-app one-on-one messaging so users can chat with friends they've previously shared content or playlists with, aiming to make the platform more social. The feature, initially rolling out in Latin and South America before expanding globally, keeps shared history in-app, allows emoji reactions, and is monitored for rule-breaking but not end-to-end encrypted. Users are able to disable it in settings if desired.