Twitter so as to add encrypted messages and video calls, Musk says

Twitter could launch encrypted messaging Wednesday after CEO Elon Musk teased the function this week.

Mr. Musk tweeted on Tuesday that the most recent model of the Twitter cellular app can have encrypted messages. That means solely individuals sending and receiving direct messages can see them. Twitter can’t see the content material of messages despatched between customers.

With newest model of app, you may DM reply to any message within the thread (not simply most up-to-date) and use any emoji response.

Release of encrypted DMs V1.0 ought to occur tomorrow. This will develop in sophistication quickly. The acid check is that I couldn’t see your DMs even when…

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2023

In the identical tweet, Mr. Musk introduced a number of smaller modifications to Twitter’s direct messages. Users will apparently be capable of reply to any message, not simply the newest, and might react to messages with any emoji.

Mr. Musk additionally floated a brand new function for the platform: voice and video chat. He mentioned within the announcement that it’ll let individuals discuss to anybody on the earth “without giving them your phone number.” He didn’t give a precise date on when the brand new chat options would roll out.

Twitter’s messaging function has not developed a lot because it was launched to the platform. However, Mr. Musk has been attempting to show Twitter into an “everything app,” that means customers ultimately might store, talk and devour media multi function place. Recently, Twitter partnered with eToro to make it simpler to commerce shares and cryptocurrencies.