End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct communications appears to be a project Twitter is working on. This function had been tested out by the social media platform in 2018, but it was never adopted.
The transition to Elon Musk as the company’s new CEO has been turbulent for Twitter. In an effort to “make Twitter far more engineering-driven,” Musk dismissed half of the company’s 7,000+ employees.
Given the fact that the firm currently seems to be concentrating on the November 29 relaunch of Twitter Blue, it is uncertain when E2EE will be introduced.
E2EE for direct messages may be in the works, according to a piece of code that researcher Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) discovered in the Twitter for Android app. Notably, Elon Musk responded to Wong’s initial tweet with a winking emoji, which appears to suggest that this functionality is being developed.
Musk had earlier supported the notion of Twitter providing E2EE for messaging. According to a previous report, the social media platform tested a “private dialogue” function in 2018.
Wong has stated that Twitter was looking on ways to start Secret conversations and giving people a training on encrypted messaging. To confirm a secure connection, it was also claimed that there was an option to inspect the encryption of both sides.
There is no official release date for the E2EE function, as Twitter seems to be concentrating on the relaunch of Twitter Blue. Changes to the network’s blue check verification are brought about by the subscription service.
Initially, the function permitted users to modify their account name after paying for verification, which resulted in a number of bogus accounts that used the names of well-known people and organizations as their aliases. As a result of the uproar on the platform, Twitter temporarily reinstated the title of “official.”
A recent story claims that Twitter staff members have publicly criticized Musk’s leadership. Additionally, it appears that he has increased his pressure by requesting that Twitter staff members click a link by Thursday night to affirm that they “want to be part of the new Twitter.”
According to reports, outliers will be required to accept a three-month severance payout, while the remaining employees must agree to “work long hours at high intensity.”
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