Twitter Is About to Launch Calls, Video Chat, and Encrypted DMs

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Musk said one of the features would be available Wednesday.

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Published May 10 2023 5:01AM EDT

Elon Musk smiles at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2019. — Mike Blake/Reuters

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that the site would soon roll out a host of new features including voice and video chat. He also said that encrypted direct messages (DMs) “should” be available on Twitter as of Wednesday.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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Twitter Is About to Launch Calls, Video Chat, and Encrypted DMs

Musk said one of the features would be available Wednesday.

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