The Twitter Chief Executive on Tuesday revealed
details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging
coming to the platform.
Last year, Musk flagged plans for "Twitter 2.0 The
Everything App", which he said would have features such as encrypted direct
messages (DMs), long-form tweets, and payments.
"Coming soon will be voice and video chat from your
handle to anyone on this platform, so you can talk to people anywhere in the
world without giving them your phone number," Musk said in a tweet on
Tuesday.
The call feature on Twitter will bring the micro-blogging
platform into 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 will be
available on Twitter starting Wednesday, but did not say if calls will be
encrypted.
Twitter this week said it will start a cleansing process by
removing and archiving accounts that have been inactive for several years.
It was not immediately known if or how Twitter users will be
able to access archived accounts.
Musk also said users on the micro-blogging platform could
see a drop in follower count, as several inactive accounts might get removed.
According to Twitter's policy, users should log in to their
account at least once every 30 days to avoid permanent removal due to prolonged
inactivity.
Earlier this month, Musk "threatened" to reassign
National Public Radio's Twitter account to another company, after the public
broadcaster stopped posting content to its 52 official Twitter feeds in protest
against a Twitter label that implied government involvement in its editorial
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