Elon Musk's Twitter to Offer Encrypted Messaging and Voice/Video Calling
TL;DR
Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced the release of an early version of encrypted direct messages, signaling his intention to maximize the privacy of personal communications. Musk also criticized Meta's encrypted messaging service, WhatsApp, ahead of the announcement. Musk's public criticism of WhatsApp suggests that he intends for Twitter to provide a superior encrypted messaging service.
- Musk calls out WhatsApp bug ahead of rolling out encrypted Twitter DMs Ars Technica
- Elon Musk says Twitter will soon have voice, video calling and other features Fox Business
- Twitter to soon allow calls, encrypted messaging Reuters
- As Twitter sinks, Musk rearranges the deck chairs Boing Boing
- Twitter will encrypt private messages, says Elon Musk BBC
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