Twitter Chief Govt Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed particulars about new options together with including calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform.
Final yr, Musk flagged plans for “Twitter 2.0 The Every thing App”, which he mentioned would have options akin to encrypted direct messages (DMs), long-form tweets, and funds.
“Coming quickly might be voice and video chat out of your deal with to anybody on this platform, so you possibly can discuss to individuals anyplace on the planet with out giving them your telephone quantity,” Musk mentioned in a tweet on Tuesday.
The decision characteristic on Twitter will carry the micro-blogging platform into line with the likes of Meta’s social media purposes, Fb and Instagram, which have comparable options.
Musk mentioned a model of encrypted direct messages might be obtainable on Twitter beginning Wednesday, however didn’t say if calls might be encrypted.
Twitter this week mentioned it should begin a cleaning course of by eradicating and archiving accounts which were inactive for a number of years.
It was not instantly identified if or how Twitter customers will be capable of entry archived accounts.
Musk additionally mentioned customers on the micro-blogging platform might see a drop in follower rely, as a number of inactive accounts may get eliminated.
In response to Twitter’s coverage, customers ought to log in to their account a minimum of as soon as each 30 days to keep away from everlasting elimination resulting from extended inactivity.
Earlier this month, Musk “threatened” to reassign Nationwide Public Radio’s Twitter account to a different firm, after the general public broadcaster stopped posting content material to its 52 official Twitter feeds in protest towards a Twitter label that implied authorities involvement in its editorial content material.
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