Twitter is set on Wednesday to launch a service that lets users of the platform send encrypted messages, while the social media company also plans to add voice and video chat capabilities, according to CEO Elon Musk.
, Musk said the app's latest update will include at least two new functions to the platform's direct messaging, or DM, feature, in addition to introducing encryption for DMs. who owns TwitterHe added that the update enables users to reply to any message in a DM thread, not just the most recent message in the chat.
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…The encrypted messaging features"should" become available on Wednesday, Musk said. He did not offer a concrete timeline for launching video and voice calling features, which would allow Twitter users to call others on the platform.
Encryption is the process of protecting sensitive or private data using an algorithm to scramble the information so that only the sender and intended recipient can read it.
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