Twitter is in the midst of a transition phase in which end-to-end encryption will be embedded in direct messaging as a form of consumer protection.

Jane Manchun Wong, An app researcher and leaker, he found references to this feature in the code of what would be the latest version of the platform for devices running the Android operating system.

before its publication, Elon Musk He responded with a wink at what would be approval of the development, although there is no official confirmation.

There are still no more details on how and when this tool will reach the social network, because if it is integrated, an important alternative will be to take care of the privacy of users in direct messages, since the information shared there will be stored in the chat and only the two people involved will have access to the text And on multimedia content that’s shared, so even Twitter can’t read it.

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Encryption was close to the app

This isn’t the first time an app has attempted to include this feature, which is common across messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram. In 2018, Twitter was also developing this tool, but ultimately failed to integrate it, and it is not known why.

Wong also leaked details four years ago, showing screenshots of how it was planned to allow users to choose whether or not to enable the tool through settings.

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Twitter changes

During the last two weeks, since arrival musk, The app has been on a constant list of speculations about changes that will be added to improve the user experience.

Among those options are the elimination of the message indicating where the tweet was posted from and changes to icons, in addition to speculation that is in the works, such as the ability to post longer tweets, pay to view certain videos, and extensions. Message editing options.

But it did not cause as much controversy as the two most recent ones related to verifications, because in order to improve the company’s income, the decision was made to launch Twitter Blue, which is a premium service with certain benefits.

One added value of this plan was the ability to have a blue icon that verified the account to guarantee that this profile was paying for the subscription, but some users took it the other way and started changing their accounts to impersonate them. Or companies that create false content to deceive other people. Finally decided to stop Twitter bluewhich is currently disabled.

At the same time, gray verification began, which sought to delegitimize the accounts of companies, governments, media, and individuals. It came out of nowhere and no one understood the real reason for it, so it was downloaded the same day it came out to explain to people why there is a second icon again.

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