<p>By Doug Gross, CNNupdated 12:50 PM EDT, Tue October 15, 2013 | Filed under: Social Media</p><p>Under a change on Twitter, you may be able to send a direct message to someone who doesn't follow you.</p><p>STORY HIGHLIGHTSTwitter is making direct messages open to people you don't followUsers will have to opt in to the featureSome see broader communication, while others see spam</p><p>(CNN) -- Twitter users can now let any person, company or, presumably, drunken green monster send them private messages on the site.</p><p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/15/tech/social-media/twitter-private-messages/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/twitter-unveils-option-receive-direct-messages/story?id=20574924">Twitter Unveils Option to Receive Direct Messages From Anyone</a> (ABC News)</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/15/twitter-direct-messages-all-followers/">Twitter Solves The Follow-Back Tango, Enables Direct Messages From All Your ...</a> (TechCrunch)</p><p><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/software/productivity-applications/twitter-opens-direct-messages-to-anyone/240162648">Twitter Opens Direct Messages To Anyone</a> (InformationWeek)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dkgLhu22x5Q37hMSeIKhGmm-SrTaM&ned=us">71 additional articles.</a></p>