Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter Inc., provided information on new features coming to the platform on Tuesday, including calls and encrypted chat.
Musk hinted at plans for “Twitter 2.0 The Everything App” last year, saying it will include functions like payments, longform tweets, and encrypted direct messaging (DMs).
Voice and video chat from your handle to anyone on this platform will be available shortly, according to Musk, who said in a tweet on Tuesday. This will let you to communicate with individuals anywhere in the world without having to give them your phone number.
The call feature on Twitter will bring the micro-blogging platform into line with the likes of Meta’s (META.O) social media applications, Facebook and Instagram, which have similar features.
Musk said a version of encrypted direct messages will be available on Twitter starting Wednesday, but did not say if calls will be encrypted.
Twitter this week said it will start a cleansing process by removing and archiving accounts that have been inactive for several years.