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| Twitter encrypts direct messages |
Twitter adds end-to-end encryption to direct messages (DM Twitter).
Tech blogger Jin Manchun Wong spotted hints about the platform's coding capabilities in Twitter's Android app code and posted a tweet today.
Elon Musk responded with a blinking emoji, which some interpreted as strong evidence that the feature was indeed in the works.
End-to-end encryption makes messages between any two parties communicating through the platform fully encrypted and secure, only available to the sender and receiver, and the platform itself cannot see the messages.
Encrypting Twitter direct messages will also make the platform a secure instant messaging solution on par with instant messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal.
It is reported that Twitter was working on the private message encryption feature back in 2018, but later abandoned the project but did not explain why.
Musk considers himself a fan of the Signal messaging app, which is an open source messaging app that supports a range of security and privacy features including: (end-to-end encryption) for all conversations.
On November 29, Twitter Blue account verification returns:
Elon Musk tweeted today that the Twitter Blue account verification service will be restarting on November 29, but there's still no indication that mandatory authentication has been enabled or other measures that might help prevent it. happened before. .
It's worth noting that Musk's biggest change so far since taking over Twitter is revamping Twitter's blue account verification service, which allows anyone willing to pay $8 a month without verifying their identity to submit a blue verification code. . This caused confusion. On the platform last Friday, which led to the suspension of services.
If launching a service under these circumstances results in the impersonation of celebrities, government officials, and corporations, prompting authorities to launch another gray accreditation label; Referring to an official pre-verified account, but only for a few hours, which is also suspended in use.