Twitter aims to protect your private conversations so it launched an encrypted version of the platform's direct messages. Of course, extra security doesn't usually come for free, and the encryption is only available to those who have Twitter Blue subscriptions.
As of right now, the feature is only limited to single recipients, although Twitetr claims that it intends to expand to group messages as well. It is also quite limited in terms of media since it only supports messages that contain texts and links.
The user cannot view their messages on other devices as well, in the event that they log in to their Twitter account there. It will only display an error and state that the conversation cannot be accessible on that particular device. Only ten devices can be registered per user for the feature.
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In other news, Twitter soon plans to remove accounts that have been inactive on the platform. Twitter CEO Elon Musk says that they are purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, which may lead to a drop in followers.
Musk also mentioned that the removal of inactive accounts would free up around 1.5 billion accounts, which means that a lot of usernames will become useable again. If you have been inactive, you might want to log back in and engage in the platform.
There was no mention of what would happen to accounts of deceased users, as mentioned in CNET, although it's possible that Musk will memorialize their accounts. In a way, this had already been done as the Twitter CEO verified the account of actor Chadwick Boseman.
This could also drive in more users who are afraid that their accounts would be deleted due to inactivity. The company still has not given an actual timeline for the deletion of unused accounts, so it's to simply open your account every now and then.
