X users are no longer able to send encrypted messages on the platform. The company said That it is “pausing” functionality while working on some improvements. Users can view previously encrypted encrypted chats with cents, but cannot send new chats.
Previously, encrypted DMs were only available for messages between mutual verified users and between validated users who previously accepted DMs to each other. Screenshots of X features It was labeled “Early Access.” (In particular, there were many other important warnings about X encryption, even when it worked, including group chat, multimedia messages, and the fact that encryption was not available for metadata.)
It is unknown if this feature will be available again. Or, it’s not known if “pause” is related to “XChat”, a chat platform that has not yet been announced. X Employees are For a while, about Xchat, which features encrypted direct messages. A leaky screenshot suggests that Xchat can have additional security features such as: chat.
However, officially, X doesn’t reveal much about what’s going on with XChat or the current version of encrypted DMS. X’s in-app inbox was one of the features that I experienced many issues last week after a site-wide outage (probably due to a fire at an Oregon facility used by the company). Company Developer Updates Please indicate that some of these issues have not been resolved yet.
X did not respond to requests for comment.
