In a new support document, Twitter detailed what you can expect from the first version of the platform’s encrypted private messages. The most notable You will need to pay for a Blue subscription to be able to send and receive encrypted messages.

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WhatsApp, Messenger, Signal, and iMessage all offer encrypted messages for free, so paying for this feature on Twitter can be a tough pill to swallow.
– writes journalist Jay Peters.

According to the document, encrypted DMs are only available on both sides in the latest version of the app, and only both:

• By a verified user (who paid for Twitter Blue).
• By a verified organization (an organization that pays $1,000 per month).
• By affiliate of a verified organization ($50 per person per month).

The instructions also state that the recipient must subscribe to the sender or send a message to the sender or accept a direct message request from the sender before.

I wonder what the encrypted messages function will have to be turned on manually, but not on the screen of all chats, but first by pressing the new message button (an envelope with a plus sign), then enable encryption and only in the next step select the recipient from the list or manual search. It will also be possible to do this by going to the chat settings (letter “i” on the right side of the screen) in a chat with a contact.

In an encrypted chat, you’ll see a small lock icon next to the avatar of the person you’re chatting with on the All Dialogues screen. Encrypted DMs will be separated from unencrypted ones.

This very strange implementation of the feature may make the feature unnecessary, especially given the reports that a large percentage of Blue subscribers don’t want to continue paying – the probability of sending a message to another subscriber is extremely low.