diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 5931456..f888e89 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ from twitter.login import login
 usr, pwd = ..., ...
 session = login(usr, pwd)
 
+# DM 1 user
+dm('hello world', [123], session)
+
+# DM group of users
+dm('foo bar', [123, 456, 789], session)
+
 # create tweet with images, videos, gifs, and tagged users
 r = tweet('test 123', session, media=[{'file': 'image.jpeg', 'tagged_users': [123234345456], 'alt': 'some image'}])
 r = tweet('test 123', session, media=['test.jpg', 'test.png'])
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7896f2e..f308551 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
+from textwrap import dedent
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-from textwrap import dedent
 
 install_requires = [
     "ujson",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if sys.platform != 'win32':
 
 setup(
     name="twitter-api-client",
-    version="0.2.0",
+    version="0.2.1",
     description="Twitter API",
     long_description=dedent('''
     ## The Undocumented Twitter API
diff --git a/twitter/config/operations.py b/twitter/config/operations.py
index 2cf7ab2..dd785da 100644
--- a/twitter/config/operations.py
+++ b/twitter/config/operations.py
@@ -3170,9 +3170,7 @@ operations = {
                 "tweet": None
             },
             "requestId": None,
-            "target": {
-                "conversation_id": None
-            }
+            "target": None,
         },
     }
 }
diff --git a/twitter/config/settings.py b/twitter/config/settings.py
index 0b30df5..6ed7884 100644
--- a/twitter/config/settings.py
+++ b/twitter/config/settings.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ content_settings = {
     'include_ranked_timeline': True,
     'include_alt_text_compose': True,
     'display_sensitive_media': True,
-    'protected': True,
+    'protected': False,
     'discoverable_by_email': False,
     'discoverable_by_mobile_phone': False,
     'allow_dms_from': 'following',  ## {'all'}
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ follow_settings = {
 }
 
 account_search_settings = {
-    "optInFiltering": False,
-    "optInBlocking": True,
+    "optInFiltering": True,  # filter out nsfw content
+    "optInBlocking": True,  # filter out blocked accounts
 }
diff --git a/twitter/main.py b/twitter/main.py
index 8806c96..0755163 100644
--- a/twitter/main.py
+++ b/twitter/main.py
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ from .utils import find_key
 try:
     if get_ipython().__class__.__name__ == 'ZMQInteractiveShell':
         import nest_asyncio
+
         nest_asyncio.apply()
 except:
     ...
 
 if sys.platform != 'win32':
     import uvloop
+
     asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(uvloop.EventLoopPolicy())
 else:
     asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ def unretweet(tweet_id: int, session: Session) -> Response:
     return graphql_request(tweet_id, Operation.DeleteRetweet.name, 'source_tweet_id', session)
 
 
+@log(level=logging.DEBUG, info=['json'])
 def get_tweets(user_id: int, session: Session) -> Response:
     operation = Operation.UserTweets.name
     qid = operations[operation]['queryId']
@@ -367,13 +370,10 @@ def unblock(user_id: int, session: Session) -> Response:
 
 
 @log(level=logging.DEBUG, info=['text'])
-def update_search_settings(session: Session, **kwargs) -> Response:
-    if kwargs.get('incognito'):
-        kwargs.pop('incognito')
-        settings = account_search_settings.copy()
-    else:
-        settings = {}
-    settings |= kwargs
+def update_search_settings(session: Session, hide_blocked=False, hide_nsfw=False) -> Response:
+    settings = account_search_settings.copy()
+    settings['optInFiltering'] = hide_nsfw
+    settings['optInBlocking'] = hide_blocked
     twid = int(session.cookies.get_dict()['twid'].split('=')[-1].strip('"'))
     headers = get_auth_headers(session=session)
     r = session.post(
@@ -393,13 +393,8 @@ def update_content_settings(session: Session, **kwargs) -> Response:
     @param kwargs: settings to enable/disable
     @return: updated settings
     """
-    if kwargs.get('incognito'):
-        kwargs.pop('incognito')
-        settings = content_settings.copy()
-    else:
-        settings = {}
-    settings |= kwargs
-    return api_request(settings, 'account/settings.json', session)
+    kwargs |= content_settings
+    return api_request(kwargs, 'account/settings.json', session)
 
 
 def build_query(params: dict) -> str:
@@ -420,11 +415,17 @@ def stats(rest_id: int, session: Session) -> Response:
 
 
 @log(level=logging.DEBUG, info=['json'])
-def dm(text: str, sender: int, receiver: int, session: Session, filename: str = '') -> Response:
+def dm(text: str, receivers: list[int], session: Session, filename: str = '') -> Response:
     operation = Operation.useSendMessageMutation.name
     qid = operations[operation]['queryId']
     params = operations[operation]
-    params['variables']['target']['conversation_id'] = '-'.join(map(str, sorted((sender, receiver))))
+
+    ## todo single DM request not needed, `participant_ids` field handles single DM request
+    # if len(receivers) == 1:
+    #     params['variables']['target'] = {'conversation_id': '-'.join(map(str, sorted((sender, *receivers))))}
+    # else:
+    params['variables']['target'] = {"participant_ids": receivers}
+
     params['variables']['requestId'] = str(uuid1(getnode()))  # can be anything
     url = f"https://api.twitter.com/graphql/{qid}/{operation}"
     if filename: