According to reports, ELON Musk is planning big for Twitter with voice calls, video chats and encrypted DMs.
The news comes from a leaked recording of a meeting with employees at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, California.
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Musk was reportedly invited to give a presentation on behalf of a “Twitter 2.0,” A term that he used last Wednesday in an email where he told staff to go to work. “extremely hardcore” Or be put off.
This recording The Verge, revealed some of Musk’s plans for a potential update to the social media platform, including secure communication.
This plan calls for encrypted DMs. Participants would be able to read them only. It’s a feature that is available on many platforms, including Signal, Telegram, Signal and WhatsApp.
Tesla CEO stated that he spoke with Moxie Marlinspike who was a former Twitter employee and creator of Signal. “potentially willing to help out” Encryption
“We want to enable users to be able to communicate without being concerned about their privacy,” Musk spoke out about possible data breaches, which could allow messages to be leaked.
An ex-employee was found guilty in August of spying after sharing Twitter users’ information with Saudi Arabia after being paid $300,000.
“It should be the case that I can’t look at anyone’s DMs if somebody has a gun to my head,” Musk.
He also stated that he would like to enable voice and video chat via DMs. This is available through WhatsApp and Facebook.
Twitter could allow secure calls and you don’t have to share your number.
However, it’s unknown if the encrypted calls would be available to all users or would be part of the $8 monthly Twitter Blue subscription.
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Meanwhile, Twitter’s rival app Hive has reached over one million users as many are turning their backs on Musk.
While the new hardcore Twitter environment has many users running in the opposite direction of the app, many have found a new chatty home with Hive Social.
According to a report by App Store UK, this app has reached the top spot on the UK’s app stores.Metro.
Hive is similar to other social media platforms. Users can like, repost, and follow others on the platform as well as unfollow and follow them.
Kassandra Pop or Raluca was one of the founders of the app in 2019.
Her name was “tired of the restrictions she faced on social platforms” where she stated that, because of the algorithm, her posts “were not seen by many friends.”
Instead of creating Twitter with a different name, Hive is more focused on Gen-Z, combining the best of Twitter, MySpace, and Instagram.
Each profile can have its own music player.
Pop the founder confirmed the 1million users they have over the weekend, 86% of whom she claimed are not from the United States.
What may appeal to those who have abandoned Twitter is an active stance against hate speech.
The community guidelines include these recommendations. “credible threats and hate speech” You are not allowed in the coterie.
TheySitestates: “Hive prohibits its users to encourage violence or attack anyone based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disabilities, or diseases.”
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