Twitter To Allow Calls, Encrypted Messaging Soon, Says CEO Elon Musk

Elon Musk, CEO of the popular micro-blogging platform Twitter, has announced new features that will be added to the social media platform, including encrypted messaging and the ability to make calls.

Musk had previously announced plans for “Twitter 2.0 The Everything App," which would include long-form tweets, payments, and encrypted direct messages.

The new features will allow users to make voice and video calls to anyone on the platform without sharing their phone number. This brings Twitter in line with other social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, which offer similar features.

Musk also announced that an encrypted version of direct messaging will be available on Twitter starting Wednesday. However, it’s not clear if calls will be encrypted as well.