Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features coming to the platform, including the addition of calls and encrypted messaging.
Last year, Musk flagged plans for “Twitter 2.0 The Everything App,” which he said would have features like encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments.
“Soon your handle will be voice and video chat with anyone on this platform, so you can talk to people anywhere in the world without giving out your phone number,” Musk said in a tweet on Tuesday.
The Call to Twitter feature will bring the microblogging platform in line with the likes of Meta’s social media applications, Facebook and Instagram, which have similar features.
Musk said a version of encrypted direct messages would be available on Twitter starting Wednesday, but did not say whether calls would be encrypted.
Twitter said this week that it will begin a cleanup process by removing and securing accounts that have been inactive for several years.
