Twitter’s announcement of so-called “end-to-end encrypted” direct messages is complete garbage and an exercise in gobbledygook. Here’s the major caveats:
1. It’s not available to all Twitter users — you must be subscribed to Twitter Blue
2. It must be deliberately opt-in for use
3. You can only send encrypted messages to people who follow you
4. Does not work with groups
5. Only works with text or links — don’t even think of encrypting photos!
6. Where are these messages being stored?With all those caveats, why use Twitter’s end-to-end encryption at all?
Even Elon Musk doesn’t trust this feature right now. He’s said, “try it, but don’t trust it yet.”