Some users sending me feedback, confirming what I already suspected: the “pop up” box you should get on-screen when you receive a live private message is – basically – a pain in the arse.
– it doesn’t always work, it’s erratic.
– it interferes with what you are doing. For example, if you are in the middle of responding to another message, then this pop-up can really be a problem, especially on phone screens.
– it’s annoying for women users to get these popping up constantly when they visit the site.
So, these pop-ups will be turned off for everyone. It’s not possible (yet) to give users the option to individually choose on/off for themself. So they are off, for all users.