Might 9 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc Chief Government Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed particulars about new options together with including calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform.
Final 12 months, Musk flagged plans for “Twitter 2.0 The The whole lot App”, which he stated would have options corresponding to encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and funds.
“Coming quickly can be voice and video chat out of your deal with to anybody on this platform, so you possibly can discuss to folks wherever on the earth with out giving them your cellphone quantity,” Musk stated in a tweet on Tuesday.
The decision characteristic on Twitter will deliver the micro-blogging platform into line with the likes of Meta's (META.O) social media purposes, Fb and Instagram, which have comparable options.
Musk stated a model of encrypted direct messages can be obtainable on Twitter beginning Wednesday, however didn't say if calls can be encrypted.
Twitter this week stated it should begin a cleaning course of by eradicating and archiving accounts which were inactive for a number of years.
Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Modifying by Lincoln Feast.
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