Elon Musk says that Twitter will roll out encrypted direct messages, with audio and video chat to follow

During the CEO’s presentation of plans to enhance the social media service’s communication features, Elon Musk stated that encrypted direct messages could be made available on Twitter on Wednesday.

In a tweet late on Tuesday, Musk stated that the most recent version of the Twitter app includes modifications to direct messages, or DMs, which are private messages that users send to one another.

According to the CEO, users can now respond to any message in a DM thread—not just the most recent one—and use any emoji. In the past, users could only respond to the most recent message in a DM thread and use specific emojis.

Additionally, Musk stated that encrypted DMs “should” be made available on Wednesday.

When messages are encrypted, only the sender and the receiver can see them. In principle, Twitter and Musk wouldn’t have the option to see or block direct messages between individuals.

“The acid test is that I could not see your DMs even if there was a gun to my head,” Musk tweeted.

Facebook parent Meta said in January that it was extending trying for default start to finish encryption for its Courier administration. WhatsApp, the other informing application claimed by Meta, has had start to finish encryption for quite a long time.

As users place a greater emphasis on privacy, encrypted messaging services have gained popularity over the past few years.

Additionally, Musk stated that voice and video calls would soon be available on Twitter, allowing users to “talk to people anywhere in the world” without providing a phone number.

The development of Twitter’s direct messages feature has not received much attention from previous CEOs since its inception. However, Musk has repeatedly indicated that he intends to transform Twitter into an “everything app,” including messaging and financial services.

Musk does not always deliver on his promises for new Twitter features. He stated in February that Twitter would implement a feature that would share advertising revenue with platform creators. That hasn’t occurred at this point.