DatChat, Inc. operates as a secure messaging, metaverse, and social media company that focuses on protecting privacy on personal devices and user information after it is shared with others. Its DatChat Messenger & Private Social Network presents technology that allows users to change how long messages can be viewed before or after users send them, prevents screenshots, and hides encrypted photos in plain sight on camera rolls. Its technology offers users a traditional texting experience while providing control and security for messages. The company through its DatChat Messenger, a user can decide how long messages last on a recipient's device, delete individual messages or entire message threads, making it like the conversation never happened. DatChat, Inc. was formerly known as Dat Chat, Inc. and changed its name to DatChat, Inc. in August 2016. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey.