Twitter Working on End-to-End Encryption for Direct Messages

[Vorastra]

Twitter Working on End-to-End Encryption for Direct Messages

Twitter is working on end-to-end encryption for direct messages sent over the social network, according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong. ...

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Twitter is working on end-to-end encryption for direct messages sent over the social network, according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong.

"Seeing signs of the feature being worked on in Twitter for Android," wrote Wong in a tweet, which was accompanied by code strings highlighting references to encryption keys.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk later replied to Wong's tweet with a winking face emoji – a heavy hint that the feature is indeed in development.

End-to-end encrypted DMs would put Twitter's messaging platform on the level of apps like Signal and WhatsApp, ensuring that a conversation between users is only ever seen by those sending the messages and not a surveilling third party.

 

[Vorastra]

It makes sense now that Musk was constantly talking about how Twitter was the best place for citizen journalism the last few weeks.

Seems that's the new push. Citizen journalism means to-the-second breaking stories. It's what Twitter has been good at for the last few years.

Capitalise on that since it's the main reason Twitter has stayed in headlines and draws people.

So let's help journalists.
What do journalists need? Secure communication.

Makes sense.

 

[ShaunSA]

It makes sense now that Musk was constantly talking about how Twitter was the best place for citizen journalism the last few weeks.

Seems that's the new push. Citizen journalism means to-the-second breaking stories. It's what Twitter has been good at for the last few years.

Capitalise on that since it's the main reason Twitter has stayed in headlines and draws people.

So let's help journalists.
What do journalists need? Secure communication.

Makes sense.

Meh Twitter is dead

MyBB experts said so

 

[Fulcrum29]

Meh Twitter is dead

MyBB experts said so

That is because mainstream and indie media told them so.

 

[R13...]

It makes sense now that Musk was constantly talking about how Twitter was the best place for citizen journalism the last few weeks.

Seems that's the new push. Citizen journalism means to-the-second breaking stories. It's what Twitter has been good at for the last few years.

Capitalise on that since it's the main reason Twitter has stayed in headlines and draws people.

So let's help journalists.
What do journalists need? Secure communication.

Makes sense.

Journalists have not stopped using Twitter for lack of end to end encryption though. It's a good addition as long as you're not involved in anything that pisses off a government cause encryption keys get handed over to government. Terrorists might also start using it if it proves secure enough.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Hes merging signal and twitter, why not

 

[Vorastra]

Journalists have not stopped using Twitter for lack of end to end encryption though. It's a good addition as long as you're not involved in anything that pisses off a government cause encryption keys get handed over to government.

I didn't say they were stopping, but it does make it more appealing to more serious journalists that need security or for "sources". Adding E2EE can only increase users. There's no downside.

Lest we forget that Musk has also said, IIRC, how he wants Twitter to be the one-stop-shop app for everything, back before he bought it.

Terrorists might also start using it if it proves secure enough.

How do you consistently have bad takes.

Yes, and? I must've forgotten that there's no other secure chat apps.

Never mind that obscurity is the main way for terrorists to communicate.

Remember this.

Terrorists use video games to communicate undetected

Security analysis says ISIS members are using video game networks to communicate without being detected. CNET editor Jeff Bakalar talked about how the platforms are being misused.

www.cbsnews.com

Adding a feature like this is only good for Twitter. Literally zero downsides.

 

[RedViking]

Great news. Best way to fire someone is through an encrypted message.

 

[Gyre]

I didn't say they were stopping, but it does make it more appealing to more serious journalists that need security or for "sources". Adding E2EE can only increase users. There's no downside.

Lest we forget that Musk has also said, IIRC, how he wants Twitter to be the one-stop-shop app for everything, back before he bought it.


How do you consistently have bad takes.

Yes, and? I must've forgotten that there's no other secure chat apps.

Never mind that obscurity is the main way for terrorists to communicate.

Remember this.

Terrorists use video games to communicate undetected

Security analysis says ISIS members are using video game networks to communicate without being detected. CNET editor Jeff Bakalar talked about how the platforms are being misused.

www.cbsnews.com

Adding a feature like this is only good for Twitter. Literally zero downsides.

It's a great idea, I don't think anyone really has any criticisms against the platform and its needs itself, just the way he is acting and his method of combating bots is worth criticizing at the moment.

I mean minus all the drama these past few weeks and coming to the table with this idea would be a huge positive.

 

[Vorastra]

It's a great idea, I don't think anyone really has any criticisms against the platform and its needs itself, just the way he is acting and his method of combating bots is worth criticizing at the moment.

I mean minus all the drama these past few weeks and coming to the table with this idea would be a huge positive.

Yeeting woke employees has been extremely entertaining.