WASHINGTON: Twitter CEO Elon Musk has added yet another update to the social media giant as users now have early access to its encrypted messaging service. The update is currently available only for verified users.
Musk shared a tweet from the official handle of Twitter on Thursday. The tweet includes further information about the encrypted messages for the users with a message hinting towards the rollout for more users in the coming future.
Say goodbye to prying eyes and hello to secure conversations. We’re giving early access to Encrypted Direct Messages v1 to our verified users.
We’re excited to get feedback, improve the experience, and roll it out to even more users. Learn more: https://t.co/xl5Juz1pyy
— Twitter (@Twitter) May 11, 2023
Earlier in the day, Must posted a tweet updating about the early version of the encrypted message being launched. The tweet read, “Early version of encrypted direct messages just launched. Try it, but don’t trust it yet”.
As earlier reported the business tycoon announced on Wednesday that users can direct message reply to any message in the thread with emojis. Moreover, Twitter is going to introduce voice and video chat on its platform in the coming days for better communication.
Musk tweeted, “With latest version of app, you can DM reply to any message in the thread (not just most recent) and use any emoji reaction. The release of encrypted DMs V1.0 should happen tomorrow. This will grow in sophistication rapidly. The acid test is that I could not see your DMs even if there was a gun to my head. Coming soon will be voice and video chat from your handle to anyone on this platform, so you can talk to people anywhere in the world without giving them your phone number”. (ANI)